Brazil has 16.390 million people living in favelas and urban communities. This represents 8.1% of the total of 203 million...

In 1960, over 44% of all American households included married parents with children, while slightly over 13% were single with...

In a landmark case, Brazilian communities affected by the catastrophic 2015 Mariana dam disaster took the anglo-Australian mining giant BHP...

Considered one of the largest religious celebrations in the world, it takes place every year in Belém, capital of the...

Since 1967, the annual celebrations of International Literacy Day (ILD) have taken place on 8 September around the world to remind...

The Brazilian women's soccer team lost the final of the Paris Olympics to the Americans and failed to take home...

New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended...

George Santos, a former US congressman and son of Brazilian immigrat, pleaded guilty to fraud charges during a court hearing...

Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa,...

The Amnesty Commission, an autonomous advisory body of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, approved the recognition, by the...

The Federal Government, through the Fundação Banco do Brasil (FBB), has opened an account at Banco do Brasil S.A. to...

In the heart of Brazil, nestled within the rich tapestry of its cultural heritage, lies a festival that embodies the...

As climate change caused by human action on the environment intensifies, environmental and climatic disasters have increased worldwide, as is...

The calamity in Rio Grande do Sul could get even worse as it rains heavily in the state again this...

The floods in Rio Grande Sul became international news and those who live outside Brazil are moved by the situation....

The floods that placed the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in a calamity forced more than 1 million...

Rodolpho Parigi (b. 1977, São Paulo, Brazil) is part of a new generation of Brazilian artists who emerged in the...

According to data from the 2022 Census conducted by the Brazilian government´s statistics agency IBGE, Brazil is home to approximately...

In major cultural expressions, in rhythms and dances, in gastronomy, in visual arts, in architecture, in religiosity and in the...

April is Global Volunteer Month, a time to celebrate volunteers and inspire volunteerism in communities large and small. Volunteerism is...