Some time ago I wrote about Barack Obama, but at the time he was only candidate. However, as Obama will become president de facto, I believe it is necessary to deepen more about what the Brazilians (and possibly South American) can expect from the new...

Italy has summoned Brazil’s ambassador to protest against his country’s decision to grant refugee status to a former Italian left-wing radical.

We got the press release that CBS has officially announced the cast of the new series today. We have photos and bios and they will up on the site shortly.

A union spokesman says workers at a General Motors plant in Brazil are staging slowdowns to protest the layoff of 800 temporary workers.

The decision by the authorities in Rio de Janeiro to encircle a favela (shanty-town) with a 650-metre-long, 3-metre-high, concrete barrier marks a significant psychological step for Brazilians. Human rights groups have denounced the barrier, likening...

The ruling party’s likely contender for Brazil’s presidency in 2010 is putting a new face forward — literally, according to local news reports.

Until 20 years ago Brazil was an isolated country, with little political contact with the rest of the world. The almost apathetic stance Brazil took with world affairs is fast changing.   As globalization progresses, it is impossible for a country the...

Justice in Brazil is marred by clogged courts and interminable appeals. Big trials such as this one are often fought through the press before fizzling out.

It may be the rising power in the Americas but Brazil is finding that diplomatic ambition can prompt resentment

30 Rock now has almost as many awards as it has viewers, while HBO’s John Adams cleans up, promising a good year for British director Tom Hooper