Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation
The new model brings together fake social care, exacerbated nationalism and a compensatory pro-business approach
Jair Bolsonaro easily beat a dozen other candidates on Sunday — but not by enough to avoid an October 28 showdown with Fernando Haddad
If Jair Bolsonaro gets more than 50% of the vote to lead the field of 13 candidates, he will win the presidency outright
Whoever ends up as president will be at the helm of the world’s 8th-biggest economy, an oil producer and major energy consumer
The bitter reality is that there is a real chance of the country returning to a dictatorship and its darkest days
‘I don’t blame them, really, because doing ballet — especially for men — is not really part of our culture’
Despite a plea from the UN, the country’s court ruled that Lula da Silva can’t run in the presidential elections
The natural history and anthropology museum was founded in 1818 by King Joao VI and is considered a jewel of Brazilian culture
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil over the past three years as they seek to escape the crisis in their country
Despite being behind bars, Lula leads the voting intentions of a third of the electorate, according to polls
Blighted by a series of political scandals, the country’s hard-won democracy is on the skids
Multinationals and their subsidiaries must be treated as single entities — and taxed locally
The bloc is concerned by the US president’s unilateral measures that are incompatible with the World Trade Organisation rules
Though he is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to lead opinion polls ahead of October’s election
Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber tree, had thrived in the Far East, where it had been transplanted and organised into rubber plantations
The 26-year-old could be seen grimacing as he held his right ankle as he took part in a training session
Longevity is linked to how people approach later life and others’ attitude towards elders
Activists and social movements feel left out in the cold by a process that doesn’t take them seriously
As Neymar, the world’s most expensive player, battles to be fit for Brazil’s World Cup campaign, he is aware of the pressure.
The move appears to set a point of departure on South Africa’s role in the BRICS group
Black lives in Brazil are devalued and subject to violence on a horrific scale
With six months to go before a presidential election, Lula’s imprisonment for corruption has created ever deeper divisions
Lula was found guilty last year of taking a luxury apartment as a bribe from a construction company
But there’s “no evidence” that listeria was imported from elsewhere in the world
Marielle Franco was killed in an apparent organised hit, prompting tens of thousands of Brazilians to protest. Then came the character assassination.
A traveller returns home to warm familiarities seen through the eyes of universality
"To deny the contributions of black bodies to what is currently Brazil would be like denying the majority of your family".
The economic recession in Brazil has been reversed and the Brazilian economy has grown for the last two consecutive quarters.
Brazil might have all the trappings of a new place, but the spectre of slavery makes it feel familiar
Brazil’s most unpopular president in decades Michel Temer is charged with serious crimes but he is expected to avoid standing trial.
Many private hospitals will be opening their doors to more patients but does that mean you’ll be stuck at the back of the queue?