Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro are reviewing samples from 288 donors after discovering that two HIV-positive people were declared fit to be organ donors
For a third time, police are calling for a 24-year-old businessman who killed an Uber driver while going at 93mph to be remanded in custody. He had earlier had his license revoked for reckless driving
The soccer player, who died in 2011, was one of the protagonists of the Diretas Já campaign 40 years ago to restore democracy after the dictatorship
The grand gathering of contemporary art celebrates marginalized identities with a ground-breaking edition in which artists from the global south, many of them largely unknown, are in the majority
One of Brazil’s key proposals, set by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is a reform of global governance institutions such as the UN, WTO and multilateral banks, where he wants to push for stronger representation of developing nations
The Brazilian – among the 250 richest people in the world – is the only millionaire in Latin America who is demanding that governments raise taxes, so as to prevent the hoarding of wealth and the deepening of inequality
The pagan festival arrived in Latin America during European colonization. It ultimately merged with local and African traditions, giving rise to very diverse celebrations
The prelate of the diocese of Santo Amaro, in São Paulo, Brazil, submitted the consultation to the Vatican. That inquiry led to the authorization to baptize the LGBTQ+ faithful, who can also be godparents and witnesses to a wedding
President Lula announced a $200 million plan to provide them with social assistance, although only 150 housing units are expected to be built
Neighborhoods in the city of Maceio are threatening to collapse due to the company’s decades-long extraction of rock salt
An NGO warns that the increase in violence due to the establishment of drug gangs in the largest tropical forest in the world must be included in the environmental debate
A new book tells the story of two German-speaking immigrant families and a fervent Nazi who continued to keep the Angel of Death’s secrets even after he drowned in São Paulo
The Brazilian co-founder of A Casa do Porco in São Paulo made ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ list with an inexpensive, pork-centric menu
The storm, with winds of up to 100 kph (62 mph), caused at least seven deaths, authorities said, and uprooted many large trees, some of which fell on power lines
The three-time F1 champion Verstappen spent a long portion of the practice session working with Red Bull on adjustments to his car and was only 16th fastest
The Mamiraua Institute, a research group of Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, said two more dead dolphins were found on Monday in the region around Tefe Lake, which is key for mammals and fish in the area
It’s technically still winter in Brazil with spring due to start in a couple of days. But a heat wave has engulfed the country since the beginning of the week
The professor at Spain’s Miguel Hernández University has studied the psychological consequences of global warming in university students and young people from vulnerable backgrounds
Organizers of big events — such as the Carnival or Rock in Rio — sign contracts with the Cobra Coral Foundation, to prevent rain on key dates
Brazilian anthropologist Fernanda K. Martins — director of the Internet Lab research center — reflects on the subjects of inequality and digital regulation in one of the most hyper-connected countries in the world
The prosecution, which is seeking 30 years for the first four defendants, plans to set exemplary sentences to prevent further attacks on democracy
The São Paulo Biennial embraces social movements and brings back a popular dance piece effectively banned during the previous far-right administration
The largest artistic event in the southern hemisphere opened its 35th edition, which tells an alternate history of the art of the 20th and 21st centuries
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul state said Tuesday that the death toll is the state’s highest due to a climate event
Support for the leftist president has risen in the south of the country and among evangelicals due to the positive economic outlook
The police ombudsman has opened an investigation after 600 officers were deployed in a favela following the fatal shooting. Witnesses reported abuses including alleged torture
In April, dozens of looters, some holding crack pipes, pillaged a drugstore. Earlier this month, a ride-share app driver had his car pelted with stones, and addicts swarmed him
