Police in Brazil say they have caught an Italian man who managed to amass $259,000 in traffic fines and other penalties linked to his van. Police say they arrested 62-year-old engineer Roberto Cintio at his office after a 10-day investigation.

Brazilian scientists have begun an investigation after hundreds of dead penguins and other sea animals washed up on Sao Paolo state beaches. A total of 530 penguins, numerous other sea birds, five dolphins and three giant sea turtles have been found in...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva added two more honors to his list of international awards upon being declared “global champion” in the fight against hunger by two U.N. bodies. The first award was announced by the executive-director of...

For Brazilian Environment minister Carlos Minc the outcome of the Copenhagen’s Climate Conference was well below Brazil’s expectations. He was particularly disappointed with American president Barack Obama’s performance. “The...

The socialist ALBA summit that ended here Monday can trace its origins to two events that occurred in the same week, exactly 15 years ago, on opposite sides of the Florida Straits. One took place in Miami. There, in December 1994, leaders from 34...

Talking about the efficiency of the Brazilian economy president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during the 32nd Meeting of the Full Council of Economic and Social Development, held on Wednesday, December 9, at the Itamaraty Palace, in Brazilian capital...

Police in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have killed more than 11,000 people in the past six years, many execution-style, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch. Few of the officers have been charged in the extrajudicial killings,...

A former guerrilla fighter has achieved through the ballot box what he could never earn by bombing, kidnapping and attacking his political enemies — the power to legitimately lead an entire nation. Jose Mujica, now president-elect of Uruguay, seemed...

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been sheltering since September in the Brazilian embassy in Honduras’ capital Tegucigalpa. The de facto leaders of Honduras argue a diplomatic mission should not be used by Mr Zelaya to pursue domestic...

From a veranda at Candyall Ghetto Square, a recording studio and rehearsal space for his percussion band Timbalada, the musician Carlinhos Brown appraised the contrasting worlds that define the neighborhood where he grew up.