Families of the dead decried what they described as executions by police, while the state government hailed a successful ...

The raid targeted the notorious Red Command in the favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha. Human rights organizations have ...

When a community is destroyed by a climate event, be it flooding, fires, or drought, the questions that follow are always the ...

Directors of 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' 'Alice,' and 'Amarela' join the LA Times to discuss how their films explore ...

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

Evangelicals —including Pentecostals and those in other Protestant traditions—now make up 26.9 percent of Brazilians over the ...

A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead is drawing protests for excessive force and calls for the Rio de Janeiro’ ...

The U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Brazil, Gabriel Escobar, held meetings with mining executives during an industry event on Tuesday to discuss rare earths, three sources familiar with the matter said.

In early October, Brazil faced a nationwide health emergency as adulterated alcohol, primarily white spirits like vodka and ...

Mariangela Hungria was 8 years old when her grandmother gifted her a book that would change her life. Inside its pages were ...