The leader of a Brazilian drug trafficking ring has been lauded as a “modern-day Robin Hood” after he kidnapped two nurses, stole...
The attorney general of Brazil has asked the country’s Supreme Court to allow pregnant women infected with the Zika virus to get...
Athletes arriving for the upcoming Summer Olympics set in Rio de Janeiro in August will find themselves in a country facing political...
According to a study published by Nature Climate Change, two-thirds of of the remaining forest in Mato Grosso are located on private lands....
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT, was created in 1874 and eventually became a widely used synthetic insecticide after the discovery of its application for killing...
Latin America is known for its lush greenery, intriguing culture and fascinating history, but what has emerged in the countries is something...
The asset management business Goldman Sachs has ended its BRIC fund, stating that it would “not experience significant asset growth in the...
Researchers exploring the mountainous areas of the southern Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest have discovered seven new species of tiny frogs whose measurements identify...
In what is now northeast Brazil, researchers have discovered a remarkably well preserved specimen of a tiny toothed bird, about the size...