Brazil, which is having a banner start of the year with Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” nominated for three Academy Awards including best picture, has been named country of honor for the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Market.

Argentina’s Racing Club beat Brazil’s Botafogo 2-0 on Thursday to win the Recopa Sudamericana title by 4-0 on aggregate. The Recopa Sudamericana is played between the winners of the latest Copa Sudamericana and of the more prestigious Copa Libertadores.

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The technical staff at Brazil's environmental agency Ibama recommended that the body deny authorization for Petrobras to carry out drilling in the environmentally sensitive Foz do Amazonas region, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Images and messages wishing Pope Francis a swift recovery were projected Thursday night onto Rio De Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue.

Brazil's 12-month current account deficit nearly tripled in January from a year ago and the central bank acknowledged it may soon go uncovered by foreign direct investment, something that only happened in the past decade during severe economic distress.

Santander’s incoming chief accounting officer is under criminal investigation in Brazil for alleged misappropriation of funds while working as a senior executive at the countrys

Paiva, a popular author in Brazil for four decades, has had intense days and exchanges since the movie based on his 2015 book “I'm Still Here” became a box-office success. The film, a rare blockbuster in the South American nation,

Listed meat processor BRF said on Thursday food sales exceeded expectations in the first two months of the year in Brazil, with the company planning to expand production of processed foods to capture revenue from strong demand,

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dismissed Nisia Trindade as health minister, tapping Alexandre Padilha for the job, a statement from the presidential palace said on Tuesday. Padilha, who is currently Lula's institutional relations minister,

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of Para over heavy metal contamination in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people.