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Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday amid...
Archive photos of Brazil mountain do not disprove sea level rise
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoDespite evidence of sea levels rising over the last century, skeptics are sharing archive photos of...
President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension in Argentina and beyond
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAt the base of the sacred Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, President Javier Milei of Argentina...
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves' power to mitigate climate disasters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAt the rear of Rio de Janeiro's polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13...
Brazil Supreme Court strikes down military intervention thesis in symbolic vote for democracy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBrazil’s Supreme Court unanimously voted Monday that the armed forces have no constitutional power...
What is the ‘Taylor Swift effect’ and how is it changing the way Brazil copes with heatwaves?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBrazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro's need...
Several probes target Brazil's Bolsonaro, but his COVID decisions are catching up to him first
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's term wound down in the final days of December 2022, he had...
Putin critic Navalny’s mother says she has been shown his body – but won’t be blackmailed into...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAlexei Navalny’s mother has said she has finally been shown his body almost a week after his death...
Samba against illegal mining: How indigenous people brought their fight to Rio’s Carnival
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn Sunday night, Rio de Janeiro surrendered to the festivities of its legendary carnival. The city's...
Purported leader of criminal gang is slain at a beachfront restaurant in Rio de Janeiro
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe purported leader of an organized group was slain at a beachfront restaurant in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, according to a statement from police. Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa Silva ...