Bribes paid to public officials in exchange for business advantages result in losses of a trillion dollars per year.

Mano Menezes, the new coach of Brazil’s national soccer team, was officially presented in Rio de Janeiro.

The construction of a hydroelectric plant above a sacred burial ground has lead 300 Amazon Indians to protest at the site.

500 penguins died after a long journey into warmer waters to feed on fish and squid in São Paulo, Brazil.

An 11-year-old boy in Rio was killed when a stray gunshot entered his classroom during a police operation outside the school.

A false bomb threat forced an Air France plane to make an unscheduled landing on Saturday night in Recife, Brazil.

Dunga, leaves with a solid record of two titles heavily overshadowed by a disappointing World Cup.

The manhole explosion that severely burned two American tourists in Rio on Tuesday may have been caused by a short circuit.

Two American tourists, Sarah and David, were wounded in Rio on June 29 when a manhole suddenly exploded.

Heavy rains returned to the states of Pernambuco and Alagoa this weekend, threatening more flooding in Brazil.