Rio de Janeiro is looking for solutions amid the global debate on urban planning

This is Brazil by the Numbers, a weekly digest of the most interesting figures tucked inside the latest news about Brazil. Random numbers that...

Many Brazilian young people, if they have the means, opt to pursue their studies abroad. In fact, Brazil is among the top ten countries...

On New Year’s Day, 2017, a riot broke out at the Anísio Jobim penitentiary to the north of the Amazonian city of Manaus. Fueled...

While the world slowly becomes aware of what happens in Brazil, many foreigners still only know our country through the many clichés created by...

2019 was an important year for Brazilian movies. In spite of government budget cuts and the end of sponsorship deals from state-owned companies that...

Brazilians are known worldwide for their creative minds, but that is typically restricted to the fields of art and culture. Well, think again. Many...

São Paulo is known for its rich gastronomic culture. In a city with influences from everywhere—from Africa and Japan to Italy and the Middle...

With only 3.5 million inhabitants, Uruguay is one of the countries with the most positive image abroad in all Latin America. The tiny nation...

Few things are more Christmassy to Brazilians than Chester, the large roasted bird that’s not quite chicken, and not quite turkey. Year in, year...

This is Brazil by the Numbers, a digest of the most interesting figures tucked inside the latest news about Brazil. Random numbers that help...

In 2016, it seemed as if Rio de Janeiro was turning a corner. Hosting the Olympic Games, just two years after lending its legendary...

The expression “Evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, it’s widespread. “Charismatic Christianity” is on the rise...

A significant slice of the political squabbling in Brazil this year surrounds a concept known in legalese as “imprisonment in the second instance.” Put...

In certain neighborhoods, the “Wonderful City” of Rio de Janeiro resembles more of a warzone than a tourist attraction. For years, the city’s unique...