Brazilians left wanting by flawed World Cup investments
NATAL, Brazil (Reuters) - When Brazil drafted plans to host the upcoming World Cup, this Atlantic beach destination was exactly the type of city it wanted to show off. A...
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Rescue of Rio slums shaky on failed promise of basic services
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In the three years since hundreds of police stormed the hills that her family calls home, Caroline Oliveira has been waiting for things to get...
Rescue of Rio slums shaky on failed promise of basic services
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In the three years since hundreds of police stormed the hills that her family calls home, Caroline Oliveira has been waiting for things to get...
Carnival erupts as Brazilian protests, World Cup plans continue
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Carnival got under way across Brazil on Friday interspersed with simmering antigovernment protests and alongside preparations in 12 cities for the upcoming soccer World Cup....
Brazil cameraman pronounced brain dead after protest injury
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian television cameraman was pronounced brain dead by surgeons at a Rio de Janeiro hospital Monday, four days after a firework lit by a...
Special Report: Rainforest raiders foil the guardians of the Amazon
NOVA ESPERAN ?A DO PIRI , Brazil (Reuters) - Alex Lacerda and Paulo Mau (c)s drive a silver pickup to an outdoor sawmill near the edge of the Amazon rainforest....
Insight: As Brazil’s Batista falters, Rio dream does too
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Investors who bet on Eike Batista have lost billions over the past year as the Brazilian's ephemeral business empire imploded. But they haven't been the...
Analysis – Pope’s Brazil visit raises red flags for World Cup, Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A string of organizational flaws during the visit of Pope Francis to Brazil that put him at risk and stranded thousands of visiting faithful has...
Special Report: Why Brazil’s new middle class is seething
S ?O GON ?ALO, Brazil (Reuters) - Andr (c) Tamandar (c) isn't supposed to be so angry. Over the past decade, the 33-year-old high-school dropout has moved into his own...
One million march across Brazil in biggest protests yet
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - An estimated 1 million people took to the streets in cities across Brazil on Thursday as the country's biggest protests in two decades intensified despite...