Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is set to visit his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, after a judge authorized the visit on Monday. Brazil presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to visit jailed father Flavio Bolsonaro, the favorite to win the presidential runoff against incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on October … Read more
Brazil’s eucalyptus industry was built on a simple promise: grow trees quickly, harvest them for pulp and create a renewable supply for the global paper industry. Over decades, however, the enormous plantations have transformed landscapes across parts of the country, raising concerns about what happens to water beneath the trees. In one eucalyptus-growing region of … Read more
Image: Left/Zoologist Devra Kleiman/Right/National Geographic The small golden lion tamarin is one of Brazil’s most recognisable animals, but its presence on the R$20 banknote represents much more than national wildlife. The species (Leontopithecus rosalia) was once pushed dangerously close to extinction, with only about 200 animals remaining in the wild in the early 1970s. Brazil’s … Read more
Colombian influencer Sofia Murillo, known for her beauty and skincare content on TikTok and Instagram, has died after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into a wooded hillside in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was 17. Colombian influencer Sofia Murillo, known for her beauty and skincare content on TikTok and Instagram, has died after a sightseeing helicopter … Read more
Donald Trump is trying to reshape Latin American politics around his MAGA worldview. He has openly backed conservative candidates, built relationships with right-wing leaders and used US power to push countries in the region closer to his administration. Trump is reshaping Latin American politics with MAGA allies and pressure, but Brazil’s Lula vs Flávio Bolsonaro … Read more
A nurse who rushed to help Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas after she fell 130 feet from a bridge without a bungee cord said the 21-year-old was still alive when she reached the ground.“I saw she was breathing heavily, I looked at her pupils, which unfortunately were dilated, and felt her pulse. It was weak, … Read more
According to military police and witnesses, a 21-year-old woman in Limeira, Basilica, jumped to her death from a height of about 40 meters without a safety rope during a bungee jumping activity.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, a graduate in physical education and sports management, died at the site of the “Ponte do Esqueleto” (Bridge of … Read more
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday blasted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a “sworn enemy” of some Latin American countries as he reacted to the threat of new tariffs. Tariff threat: Lula calls Rubio a ‘sworn enemy’ of Latin America The on-again, off-again relationship between Washington and Brasilia soured again … Read more
The world’s widest waterfall system is between Brazil and Argentina – stretching 2.7 kilometers (Image credit – NASA) Along the border between Brazil and Argentina, the Iguazu River widens, slows, and then drops. The land just disappeared. Iguazu Falls stretches approximately 2.7 kilometers across a basalt plateau, forming what is often said to be the … Read more