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Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. Complete Story...
Famed 101-year-old Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is reportedly back at work just weeks after surgery for gallstones and an intestinal tumor.
A New Jersey man who's been battling in Brazilian courts to get custody of his 9-year-old son is scheduled to testify before a congressional human rights panel in Washington.
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the nation's president should decide whether to extradite Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti, a former leftist rebel wanted by his native country for political killings in the 1970s.
Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil's most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is enjoying her newfound fame, yet has her eye on getting back to class.
Brushing back freshly dyed blond hair as she posed for pictures, the Brazilian woman whose short pink dress got her kicked out of college said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants go back to school — with a security guard.
Brazil says it will voluntarily reduce carbon emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to July 2009 — the biggest annual decline in two decades, the government said Thursday.
Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it is investing $5.8 billion in Brazil in the next five years, a steep increase from its current investment in Latin America's biggest economy.
Brazil's president suggested Friday that bad weather may not have caused a massive blackout that left nearly a third of the population without electricity, saying he'll wait for an investigation to conclude how the outage happened.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended Brazil's friendly relations with Iran on Wednesday, saying such ties are necessary to build lasting peace in the Middle East.
Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?
TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem.
Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised.
Families of victims of crashed Rio-Paris Flight 447 said Thursday a new search for wreckage has been delayed, and they accused French investigators of dragging their feet.
A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
About 1.5 million evangelical Christians joined Brazil's annual "March for Jesus" on Monday, an event sponsored by a church whose leaders recently returned after being imprisoned in the U.S. for money smuggling.
A military investigation into Brazil's deadliest air disaster reached no conclusion on blame, but officials said Saturday that pilot error rather than mechanical failure was the more likely cause.
A plane that went missing over the Amazon made an emergency river landing in a remote part of the rain forest and nine of the 11 people aboard survived, the Brazilian air force said Friday.
A German man reportedly dumped by a Brazilian woman he met on the Internet camped out in an airport for 13 days before being taken Thursday to a hospital for a psychological evaluation.
Honduras' interim government has filed a case at the U.N.'s highest court accusing Brazil of meddling in internal Honduran affairs by allowing ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay at its embassy in Tegucigalpa, the court announced Thursday.
Principal Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Banco do Brasil to continue their pension and long-term asset accumulation joint venture in Brazil called BrasilPrev Seguros e Previdencia S.A.
Profiles of some of the major alleged drug traffickers being sought by Brazilian police in their quest to quash rampant violent crime prior to the 2016 Olympics:
They go by names like "Scooby" and "Big Baby" but carry the best weapons money can buy, are accused of torturing cops and even managed to shoot down a police helicopter.
Brazilian officials are insisting security won't be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite drug-gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of bloody chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.
Brazil's New Standing Threatened by Ahmadinejad Visit SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's coming trip to Brazil is spurring criticism of the country in Washington, souring a budding U.S.-Brazilian relationship that appeared to promise a period of unprecedented cooperation in Latin America.
Brazil takes off WHEN, back in 2003, economists at Goldman Sachs bracketed Brazil with Russia, India and China as the economies that would come to dominate the world, there was much sniping about the B in the BRIC acronym.
1,000 spiders found in Brit's suitcase A BRIT faces a fine of more than £1million after trying to smuggle 1,000 SPIDERS on a plane. Lee Ardern, 26, was trying to take his haul - including the lethal Brazilian Wandering Spider - into the cabin.
Brazil deforestation drops to lowest level since 1980s On the eve of vital climate change talks in Copenhagen, Brazil has announced a reduction in Amazon deforestation to its lowest level since the 1980s.
Liverpool Want £14million for LucasAccording to the mirror, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez values Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva at £14million and would not consider selling him for any less.
Lampard Withdraws From England SquadChelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has withdrawn from the England squad to play Brazil on Saturday after sustaining a thigh injury in training.
Student expelled after row over short dress - Yahoo! NewsBrazilian student expelled from university over thigh high mini dress....
Dead wrong: Man attends own funeral after mix-up over body's IDOn the holiday known as the Day of the Dead, a Brazilian bricklayer walked into his own funeral.
How far can Lula's stardust scatter?President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, who has received the Chatham House prize for 2009 , is one of the few world politicians to have ridden out the global economic crisis with an enhanced reputation.
"GM's Money Trees": Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of "Cap and Trade" SystemWith the Copenhagen climate summit just a month away, a new investigative series looks at how rural Brazilians are being displaced so their forest can be turned into carbon offsets for some of the world's biggest polluters, including General Motors and Chevron.
What ever happened to the Amazon rain forest? Did we save it? - By Brendan Borrell - Slate MagazineWe didn't save it, but we haven't stopped trying. Environmentalists fret over the fate of the Amazon for good reason: It contains more than half of the planet's remaining tropical rainforest, one-fifth of our global freshwater, and as much as one-third of the world's biodiversity.
Brazilian man turns up alive at own funeral A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
"We should be terrified": Top Scientists' 350 ppm CO2 by 2050 Too Ambitious, Say MPsFaced with Dr Fankhauser's 350 ppm CO2 proposal MP Barry Gardiner, asked the 120 legislators present whether they believed limiting CO2 concentration to 350 ppm by 2050 was practicable. Only two said yes.
Brazil bill could restrict foreign land purchasesBrazil's lower house of Congress approved a bill on Tuesday that would restrict foreign ownership of land along the country's borders and in the Amazon as part of government efforts to boost controls in the region.
Lizards Filmed 'Walking on Water'Two creatures that can "walk on water," the basilisk lizard and the gecko, are discussed in this BBC article.
Gingrich gripes that Obama doesn't have an ambassador to Brazil yet (because he's being blocked by DeMint).excerpt: "" "If you want to live in the most productive, creative, and prosperous nation in the world, what is it you have to do?" Gingrich asked. "The answer is to reform litigation, regulation, taxation, health, education, and infrastructure."
Police Hunt for Brazilian TV Crime Host After Arrest OrderedBrazilian police say they are hunting for a TV crime show host and former state legislator who is accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings. Agents say they haven't yet been able to find Wallace Souza and they are staking out an airport in Manaus.
Chicago never stood a chance against Rio's naked women - The Irish Times CNN's Jack Cafferty, the most endearing of grumpy old men, offering one: "Rio has naked people dancing; Chicago has chubby people eating." Jack, then, while not wanting to seem unpatriotic, appeared to be rooting for Rio, but not just because of the nakedness issue.
Fareed Zakaria on Iran's Nuclear ProgramIt is time to clarify the debate over Iran and its nuclear program.
Rio in carnival mood after Brazil beats Obama to the 2016 OlympicsRio's victory, in a final round run-off with Madrid, sends the Olympics to South America for the first time and marks a personal triumph for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian president, who has been involved in Rio's bid for 18 months.
A Carnival version of the Games - and about time, too!Two articles: A Carnival version of the Games – and about time too
South America: Will defense spending trigger an arms race? | csmonitor.comVenezuela's Chavez recently bought tanks and missiles from Russia. Several South American countries - including Brazil, Colombia and Chile - are increasing their defense spending in a region that faces no external threats.
Olympic 'nopes' beat out hope in Chicago- The announcement that Chicago, Illinois, will not host the 2016 Olympic Games took the hopeful wind out of many in the Windy City. Dreams of hosting the 2016 Olympics were dashed for many Chicagoans. But for others, the news was welcome.
French arms exports rise 13%Deals with countries including Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Morocco have pushed French arms sales up to their highest level since 2000.
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