Ashton Kutcher wants 'to move on' from Demi Moore
Ashton Kutcher, who was in Brazil when his estranged wife Demi Moore was hospitalised due to "exhaustion", is back in LA but it still is unc...

Bahia in Brazil Is a War Zone. And the Police, Who Should Protect, Spread Fear
Ilhus, in the South of Bahia state, Brazil is a ghost city. It never was that busy at night, but now nobody is in the streets. The hot weather and the...

Ortega and Chavez forge Latin America future
Two prominent faces of Latin American Socialism: Daniel Ortega and Hugo ChavezBy Olivia KrothSources: Blog Hugo Chavez, Correo del OrinocoAt Daniel Or...

Brazilian bikinis burgeon to fit the fat
RIO DE JANEIRO — Tall and tan and young and chunky? The Girl From Ipanema has put on a few pounds, and for many sunbathers on Brazil's be...

Brazilians face evictions over preparations for Olympics, World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO – Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn't watching a...

Murders spike during police strike in Brazil
SAO PAULO — The murder rate in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that has entered its fourth day...

Brazil cabinet changes are tip of graft iceberg
The resignations of seven Brazilian cabinet ministers over corruption charges since President Dilma Rousseff took office are the tip of an endemic pro...

Citi hit in Brazilian hacker attack; bank says no data breach
Hacker group hampered the sites of Citigroup Inc. and other prominent institutions. A computer hacker group on Friday continued a wave of attacks ag...

Brazil exports to Arab world rise 20% in 2011
"We are running a surplus in trade with the Arabs," said Salim Taufic Schahin, president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber in comments published...

Davis robotics firm opens Brazil support center
Schilling Robotics LLC, the Davis-based designer and manufacturer of deep-sea robotic vehicles and other underwater equipment, said it has opened a ne...