Brazilian police and troops say they have found a large haul of drugs after storming a major drug traffickers’ stronghold in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil is keeping a watchful eye on the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It is among the countries most likely to suffer an accident similar to Deepwater Horizon, having engaged in the exploration and exploitation of huge oil and gas fields...

Brazil’s health minister has a remedy for the nation’s high-blood- pressure problem: More sex. Minister Jose Temporao says adults should be exercising more to help keep their blood pressure down – and he says a good cardiovascular workout...

Located only 16 kilometers from Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi Zoo is home to dozens of animal species from this tropical region of Brazil. But lately the Zoo has gained more recognition for its work in rescuing animals and returning them to their natural...

The party thrown by the members of the Rosas de Ouro samba school to celebrate winning the top award at Sao Paulo’s Carnival competition ended early after a fight broke out, forcing the school’s top officials to their headquarters and send about...

The Brazilian government announced on Thursday an emergency aid of 130 million reais (74.7 million U.S. dollars) to towns in the country’s southeastern region recently hit by storms.

Brazilian analysts say that the political coincidences of the two-day Mercosur presidential summit held in Montevideo last week overshadowed the lack of relevant decisions for the consolidation of the block as a customs union. Although there was...

A Venezuelan commander contends Colombia wrongly detained four of his soldiers last week along the border separating the South American nations. National Guard Gen. Orlando Mijares says the troops were navigating the Meta River, which is part of the...

Swine flu has killed seven members of an endangered Amazonian tribe, an indigenous rights organisation says. Survival International said several hundred members of the Yanomami tribe in Venezuela could be infected. The Venezuelan government has yet to...

Denise de Oliveira lost her job as a janitor in June when she had to stay home to care for her 13-year-old son, who had pneumonia. The 45-year-old single mother of four has kept food on the table, however, thanks to a government program that pays her...