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But Monike Cristina, who plays the role of Chocolate, says grit and strength are needed too

A monthly party sees crowds of up to 50 000 letting their hair down in São Paulo and other cities

The election of Brazil’s right-wing president has let loose his followers’ queerphobia

​A passionate Brazilian football fan has drawn nationwide attention for narrating her local team’s football matches live to her blind and autistic son

Despite a plea from the UN, the country’s court ruled that Lula da Silva can’t run in the presidential elections

Despite being behind bars, Lula leads the voting intentions of a third of the electorate, according to polls

Brazil might have all the trappings of a new place, but the spectre of slavery makes it feel familiar

Sao Paulo’s infernal traffic jams have sparked a new app that opens the sky to commuters: Voom, a helicopter taxi service.

The Minhocão highway’s closure has given a semblance of peace and quiet to central São Paulo.

Paulistanos are quickly learning to use water wisely as the reality of the drought hits them.

Youngsters from a slum in Sao Paulo have thrown down a World Cup gauntlet: they have challenged the winners to play a match against them.

Three days before the city hosts the World Cup kick-off, protesters set fire to garbage piles, prompting police to fire stun grenades and tear gas.

Glamour and squalor coexist uneasily here, but one thing unites rich and poor: everyone’s furious about Fifa World Cup Brazil.

Four people died after a carnival float in the Santos caught fire, striking a sombre tone for the final day of exuberant carnival celebrations.

Officials and authorities in São Paulo have raised concerns over the death of a soccer supporter in Brazil and think it might increase fan violence.