Ayrton Senna, a true Brazilian hero

In 2000, Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher had just racked up his 41st race win, a victory that put him en route to his third […]

OECD improves Brazil’s GDP growth forecast once again

Overall, the worldwide economic outlook has improved according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with “signs that the global outlook has started […]

Explaining Brazil #291: Lula’s farming feuds

The relationship between farmers and the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration is by no means a warm one. The government is trying to change […]

Brazil and Paraguay deadlocked over Itaipu dam

Speaking before a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Chief of Staff Rui Costa admitted that Brazil and Paraguay have reached a “deadlock” over tariffs for electricity […]

Lula’s communications minister in hot water. Again

In a report to the Federal Police, Brazil’s Federal Comptroller General’s Office (CGU) denounced irregularities with the funding of a project to pave a road […]

Brazil could recreate commission on political disappearances

Brazil’s Justice Ministry reiterated its support for a decision to recreate the Special Commission on Political Deaths and Disappearances, which was shut down at the […]