Brazil

The 41-year-old Igor Benevenuto, a FIFA-ranked referee, hopes his announcement that he is gay will inspire others in soccer.

A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle people from Brazil into the United States. Officials said 41-year-old Fagner Chaves De Lima, of East Hartford, was observed trying to smuggle a person from Brazil to the U.S. The District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office said De Lima tried to orchestrate an “elaborate” and “manipulative” human smuggling...

Gleycy Correia died was in a coma for more than two months after suffering a heart attack and heavy bleeding following a routine tonsil operation

Authorities in northeastern Brazil’s Pernambuco state say that 91 deaths have been confirmed from weekend flooding, with more two dozen people still missing. Officials say that hundreds of state and federal rescue workers are searching for 26 people currently unaccounted for., according to the official statement. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday flew over the affected area of Pernambuco’s capital,...

In recent days, A-listers in Brazil and abroad have used their prestige and social media platforms to call for young, first-time voters in Brazil to register to vote in the October presidential election.

Brazilian soccer players from Ukraine’s two biggest clubs have issued an appeal to the Brazilian government.

Brazilian officials now say at least 117 people died in the deaths in the mountain city of Petropolis, and 116 more are missing

Local authorities say the death toll from mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 38

At lest 38 people are dead after devastating mudslides and flooding tore through a mountainous region of Rio de Janiero state in Brazil, according to authorities.

According to Bain & Company, young people – especially those from advanced economies – are getting more stressed out and overwhelmed in the workplace.

Real estate zoning restrictions have produced a national housing shortage and affordability crisis. Architects and economists say reform could boost growth.

A new study has compared the response of populist and non-populist governments during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

A shadowy economy of illicit gold mining on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon region relies on the right equipment and fuel access, an AP investigation found.

At least 6 people died when a towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake Saturday.

A towering slab of rock has broken from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest hit a 15-year high between 2020 and 2021.

From deforestation to a high usage of water and energy resources, research shows that increased coffee production is destroying the planet.

The data comes just weeks after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed an agreement at the COP26 climate summit pledging to end deforestation by 2030.

Campaigners and environmental activists have described the summit as the most exclusionary they have ever known.

Retailers and malls are eager for the international shoppers’ return, but industry watchers warn it will take time for spending to reach pre-pandemic levels.