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Looking back at the June 2013 protests
A hike in public transportation fares ten years ago sparked a nationwide protest movement in Brazil — and a political turning point for the country. BrasĂlia correspondent CedĂŞ Silva looks back on his time covering the demonstrations
10 months ago • Cedê Silva
Society
Most Brazilian children are not literate at the right age
A recent study shows that 56 percent of Brazil's elementary school students are illiterate, up from 39.7 percent before the Covid pandemic
11 months ago • Leonardo Montel
Society
What happened to the Covid vaccines Brazil promised to develop?
Since 2021, Brazilian research institutes have been working to develop their own Covid vaccines. However, none are ready for introduction
11 months ago • Cedê Silva
Society
Feds charge ex-indigenous agency head in Dom and Bruno case
11 months ago • Euan Marshall
Society
K2, K4, K9: the synthetic drugs causing panic in Brazil’s cities
Synthetic cannabinoids, a family of drugs predominantly known as "spice," have caused a significant degree of moral panic in Brazil's cities.
11 months ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Brazil’s very own Phileas Fogg and his bike ride to New York
In 1927, Rubens Pinheiro took his bicycle all the way from Salvador to New York, taking two years and traveling more than 18,000 kilometers
11 months ago • Lucas Berti
Society
Chagas disease: the silent killer linked to deforestation
As a tropical illness that predominantly affects the poor, Chagas disease has often been neglected by researchers. Rising deforestation could further hinder efforts to fight it
11 months ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Carrefour has a race problem in Brazil
French multinational Carrefour has racked up a series of racist incidents at its Brazilian supermarkets, with efforts to eradicate the problem having little effect
11 months ago • Amanda Audi
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Brazilians’ polarization hits cartography, in new world map
2 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
Brazil’s firearms debate takes a U.S. twist
5 days ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Opinion polls show increasing power of right-wing governors
2 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Cedê Silva
Politics
How Elon Musk joins Brazil’s online far-right
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Musk probe increases the likelihood of an X ban in Brazil
2 weeks ago • Paulo Roberto Netto
Insider
2024 primary target a tall order, Brazilian government admits
3 mins ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Embraer’s Eve already building its first “flying car”
3 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
Details on the hacking charges against Congresswoman Carla Zambelli
1 day ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Brazil among the best countries for foreign direct investment
1 day ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
Hacking charges filed against far-right lawmaker
1 day ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Brazilian startups should not be aiming for an IPO
4 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Brazil keen on moving fiscal goalposts
1 week ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Rules for betting platforms to be set in four stages
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
March inflation a good omen for Brazilian economy
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Market Roundup: Corporate financing via capital market breaks record
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil’s AI-powered music revolution
2 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
The startup helping producers comply with EU deforestation rules
5 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Rio wants to be the new Latin American innovation capital with Web Summit
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: What to expect from Web Summit Rio 2024
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: An inclusive fitness app lands in Brazil
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Society
Drug traffickers retake Rio territories from militias, study finds
1 week ago • Isabela Cruz
Society
A hare-raising challenge in southern Brazil as invasive species multiplies like rabbits
2 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Society
Healthy food hard to come by in Brazil’s favelas
3 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Society
Urban militias show the “Mexicanization” of Rio de Janeiro
4 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Society
Brazil records Covid spike, and coronavirus still kills plenty
2 months ago • TBR Newsroom
Environment
Affordability is the key to making EVs popular in Brazil
4 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Environment
What State Grid’s new power line means for Brazil’s energy transition
1 day ago • Paulo Motoryn
Environment
Petrobras is failing on Paris climate goals
1 month ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Environment
Brazil’s coal city resists energy transition
1 month ago • André Borges
Environment
Amazon climate crisis continues with Acre floods and Roraima fires
1 month ago • Cedê Silva
Latin America
Bolivia’s economic model called into question as gas dominance wanes
3 days ago • David Feliba
Latin America
Could Ecuador’s referendum mark the birth of a new Bukele?
6 days ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
British bank Revolut granted license in Mexico
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Latin America
How Nicaragua developed its own sign language
2 weeks ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
Trade tensions rise as U.S. accuses China of using Mexico as backdoor
2 weeks ago • David Feliba
Opinion
How Brazil plans to use the G20 to be a climate leader
1 day ago • Bruna Santos
Opinion
The future of X in Brazil, under Elon Musk
1 week ago • Andre Pagliarini
Opinion
AI and data protection in the spotlight at Global Privacy Summit
1 week ago • Marcela Mattiuzzo and Paula Pedigoni Ponce
Opinion
The future of nuclear power in Brazil’s diversified energy infrastructure
2 weeks ago • Jennifer Eaglin
Opinion
Is Brazil going too far to curb AI-generated disinformation?
3 weeks ago • Bruna Santos