VOA interviews Sister Rosita Milesi, winner of this year's UNHCR Nansen Award for her work with Venezuelan and other refugees
Brazilians on Monday reflected on the one-year anniversary of the siege by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro on the president's palace and other buildings in Brasilia, disputing an election that put Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva back in office. Edgar Maciel reports from Sao Paulo.
Thousands of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who refuse to accept election results, were arrested in Brasília after destroying the buildings that house the Congress, the Supreme Court and the new president’s residence
Fans prepare tributes ahead of Pele's funeral, set for Tuesday
Concerned residents and city officials battle growing drug market that is blighting entire neighborhoods and hurting businesses
With no street names and numbers, thousands of impoverished Brazilian homes were off-limits to online deliveries, but a young entrepreneur is starting to change that
A Brazilian Senate accuses Bolsonaro of committing nine crimes stemming from his handling of the devastating Covid pandemic
Even with low-rated CoronaVac, Brazil’s COVID infection and death rates are dropping
COVID-19 continues to ravage Brazil and its economy, pushing the country’s extreme poverty rate to its highest levels in a decade
The number of Brazilian investors in equities almost doubles during the pandemic, as small investors focus on saving money instead of going into debt
Hospitals in 26 out of the Brazil’s 27 federative entities are beyond capacity as patients die without treatment
Ideological shift at the White House on environmental and other issues has many in Brazil expecting changes that some are dreading and others are welcoming
Last year 80,000 Brazilians disappeared; families say police are doing little to help so they are looking for their loved ones on their own
In shantytowns, some people are showing reality of their poverty is no longer something to be dressed up or hidden
Crowds gather at home of one of the greatest footballers of all time
Crowds gather at home of one of greatest footballers of all time
Pandemic’s fallout forces thousands more into a precarious life on the streets in Brazil’s largest city
Environmentalists are increasingly alarmed at the growing pace of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. With the fire season under way, Brazil’s rainforests face the threat of even more destruction. The number of trees destroyed has accelerated since Jair Bolsonaro became president in 2019. Facing criticism, the leader is defending his policy on rainforests and countering critics by enacting what he says is a zero-tolerance campaign to stop those who are illegally burning down the rain forest
Latin America’s largest country defies surging number of coronavirus infection and proceeds with reopening, as some worry
