The sound of clapping rolled across the crowded shoreline, spreading faster than any announcement could. Within seconds, ...

Brazil is one of the largest countries in Latin America, with a GDP of $2.17 trillion and a population of 216 million as of 2023, according to the World Bank. The country has high international ...

Left: U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on July 4, 2025. Right: Brazil President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro on April 2, 2024. Reporter Donald Trump has often likened ...

For the first time, an international study has deciphered the genome of the population of Brazil. Published in the journal Science, the research includes the African, Native American, and European ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A night fishing trip 30 years ago showed Brazilian public health doctor Apolo Heringer the meaning of health: a clean river full of fish — a notion ...

This week Brazil is hosting the 4th National Conference on the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People, an ambitious effort to chart new directions for public policy on equality and inclusion. Beyond its national ...

We explain why leaders are talking so much about independence. By Jack Nicas I’m the correspondent in Brazil. The people who run the largest nations in the Western Hemisphere are insisting on ...