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‘Disappearance’ of indigenous community sheds light on Yanomami gold mining drama
After accusing trespassing gold miners of raping and murdering a young indigenous girl, entire Yanomami village 'disappears' and causes commotion. Encroachment of illegal gold mining is an existential threat to indigenous groups
2 years ago • Euan Marshall
Society
A year after Rio’s “most lethal police raid,” mothers still ask for justice
Residents of Jacarezinho say little has changed since a May 2021 drug bust left 28 dead. Police abuse remains commonplace
2 years ago • Natália Scarabotto
Society
Haitian man spent 16 months in a Brazilian prison, waiting to be understood
Haitians make up the second-largest refugee group in Brazil — and the predominance of their Creole language has led to some worrying cases of language barriers
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Brazil to declare the end of the pandemic. What next?
Just months before the presidential election, the Brazilian government is formally claiming victory over the coronavirus. But experts warn that celebrations may be premature
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Paleopiracy revives colonialism spat over Brazil’s fossil protections
Brazil has been home to countless groundbreaking paleontological studies in its history, yet so many of these fossils have been smuggled abroad to rich countries, yet to return
2 years ago • Ana Ferraz
Society
Why Covid killed more pregnant women in Brazil than anywhere else
A recent study points the finger for this trend at misdiagnosis, pandemic restrictions, and the lack of women-centered healthcare
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Brazilians feel poorer. And that’s because they are
A combination of economic factors has led citizens across the board to feel less well-off than they were a short time ago. And the numbers corroborate this perception
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Brasília, Brazil’s planned capital, was supposed to be very different
The planned capital, a monument to modernist architecture, was supposed to be surrounded by a green belt of small farms that never were
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
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Brazilians’ polarization hits cartography, in new world map
4 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
Brazil’s firearms debate takes a U.S. twist
1 week 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
Brazil’s mid-month inflation index slows down again
6 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
Petrobras shareholders vote to pay extraordinary dividends
1 day ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Despite recent advances, food insecurity worse than before 2014-2016 recession
1 day ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
Brazil House passes “Taylor Swift act” against ticket scalping
1 day ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
State autonomy on gun rights advance in Brazil’s House
2 days ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Lula’s proposal to give the tax reform some teeth
4 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Brazilian startups should not be aiming for an IPO
6 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Brazil keen on moving fiscal goalposts
2 weeks 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
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil’s AI-powered music revolution
4 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
The startup helping producers comply with EU deforestation rules
1 week 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
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: An inclusive fitness app lands in Brazil
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Society
Indigenous groups snub Lula as patience runs out
1 day ago • Euan Marshall
Society
President of Portugal calls for slave trade reparations
1 day ago • Euan Marshall
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
Environment
Affordability is the key to making EVs popular in Brazil
2 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Environment
What State Grid’s new power line means for Brazil’s energy transition
3 days 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
5 days ago • David Feliba
Latin America
Could Ecuador’s referendum mark the birth of a new Bukele?
1 week 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
3 weeks ago • David Feliba
Opinion
How Brazil plans to use the G20 to be a climate leader
3 days 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
2 weeks ago • Marcela Mattiuzzo and Paula Pedigoni Ponce
Opinion
The future of nuclear power in Brazil’s diversified energy infrastructure
3 weeks ago • Jennifer Eaglin
Opinion
Is Brazil going too far to curb AI-generated disinformation?
3 weeks ago • Bruna Santos