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Trump to host Lula in test of fitful relationship

Trump to host Lula in test of fitful relationship

US President Donald Trump will host his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Thursday -- the latest test of the ideological opposites' tenuous relationship, with security and investment topping the agenda. At the helm of the Americas' two largest economies, the leaders have

Stabbed for saying no: Is online misogyny fueling violence in Brazil?

Stabbed for saying no: Is online misogyny fueling violence in Brazil?

Alana Anisio Rosa, 20, politely turned down the man from her gym who kept sending her flowers and chocolates. A month later, he burst into her home and stabbed her around 50 times with a pocket knife. Her mother, Jaderluce Anisio de Oliveira, 53, was confronted by the scene in

Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year?

Can nations save the shorebird that flies 30,000 km a year?

Chasing an endless summer, one shorebird species undertakes a grueling annual journey from the Arctic to the tip of South America and back -- a feat increasingly fraught with peril. The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is one of the world's most remarkable travelers, but its population has plunged 95

Bolsonaro brand fuels Flavio's rise in Brazil election polls

Even Flavio Bolsonaro didn't seem to take his presidential candidacy very seriously when his father, Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, tapped him as a political heir from behind bars. However the bespectacled 44-year-old senator, who is pitching himself as a more measured member of

Viral drone video fuels debate about Rio favela tourism

Viral drone video fuels debate about Rio favela tourism

A line of tourists touch up their makeup before strutting across a rooftop in Rio de Janeiro's largest favela, posing for a drone as it zooms out to show dramatic aerial views of the hillside community. Set to an infectious beat, the video of the Rocinha favela has