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After 30 Years and Plastic Surgery, Police Nab Brazil’s Number One Druglord

Police have captured one of South America’s biggest cocaine kingpins, Luiz Carlos da Rocha, ...

Netflix star Wagner Moura - Edison Vara/PressPhoto

Goodwill Ambassador Brazilian ‘Narcos’ Star Is on a Mission: End Slave Labor

As a boy growing up in Brazil’s impoverished northeastern state of Bahia, Brazilian actor ...

Police in Vitória, in the state of Espírito Santo repress protests during June 30 general strike - Fernando Madeira/A Gazeta

Brazil’s General Strike Didn’t Stop the Country and Brought Little Damage

Brazil went through Friday’s general strike, the second of its kind called for by ...

Protest against president Michel Temer - Lula Marques/AGPT

Unions Try to Stop Brazil with Protests Against Temer and Reforms

A general strike is sweeping Brazil this Friday for the second time this year. ...

Live streaming of wakes is now an option in Brazil's funeral homes

A New Brazilian Pastime: Watching the Virtual Wake of Perfect Strangers

Progress in communication technology has transformed our lives in the 21st century. It has ...

São Paulo Gay Parade in São Paulo - Rovena Rosa/Ag. Brasil

São Paulo’s Gay Parade Gets Political and Wages War Against Religious Fundamentalists

The world’s largest pride parade kicked off Sunday in São Paulo, Brazil, in a ...