Blades slicing through the morning heat, the helicopter rose from the tarmac and swept into a cobalt sky, high above Rio’s Guanabara Bay. It powered north-east over deserted beaches, dense Atlantic rainforest and fishing boats that bobbed lazily...

Puerto Rican authorities declared a public health emergency after the confirmation of 10 new deaths from dengue fever, which could cause record levels of fatalities in 2010 if the current trend is maintained. Chief epidemiologist Carmen de la Seda said...

Authorities in Brazil say flooding triggered by days of driving rain has left at least 41 people dead and tens of thousands of others homeless. More rain is in the forecast. The torrential rains have pounded the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco since...

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrilla group has established permanent bases inside Brazil, the Brazilian press reported over the weekend, citing a classified Federal Police report. The intelligence document says the FARC is...

On the pitch they called him “Shorty” – a diminutive football legend who rose from the slums of northern Rio to become a giant of Brazil’s “beautiful game”. Now, the 5ft 6ins former Barcelona and Brazil striker is...

The Brazilian government on Monday announced plans to build $880 billion worth of infrastructure between now and 2016 as the second phase of an economic stimulus program whose first phase is only half-completed.

, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said it was “worthwhile” to fight against the military dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985. He made the statements during the launching of a Human Rights program, which includes the possibility of...

By 35 votes to 27, the Brazilian Senate approved today, December 15, the entry of Venezuela to Mercosur. The issue caused a dispute between the opposition and the governing coalition. The opposition didn’t want to admit the accession of what they...

US President Barack Obama may be well-intentioned but he’s still stuck in the past when it comes to supporting Honduras’ recent, post-coup election, President Hugo Chavez charged. “Poor Obama must be full of good intentions... why...

Depletion of the Amazon Rainforest is not a new concern facing environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, and a growing number of the Amazonian indigenous peoples. For decades they have feared for the fate of the world’s most biologically diverse...