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Paulo Cabral

At Rio+20 Summit, little actual disappointment over lack of progress

Environment

As the global economic crisis has consumed more and more time and attention, focus on the global warming crisis has waned. So it wasn’t surprising when President Barack Obama chose not to attend the Rio+20 conference this week in Brazil, and it also was unsurprising when there was little progress reported there.

Brazil’s Traffic Jams: A Daily Headache

Development & Education

Brazilian Prisoners Read Books to Reduce Sentences

Conflict & Justice

Brazil Working to Clean Up Slums Ahead of World Cup

Global Politics
The World

Heavy rains, flooding hit Brazil

Environment
The World

Torrential rains bring death and destruction to Rio de Janeiro

Environment

Flooding has caused the death of at least 95 people in Rio de Janeiro, and more rain is expected in the next few days. The downpour is the worst in decades.

The World

Takeouts: health, beetles, roadblocks for Congress

Environment

Washington Takeout: Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich says that the feet of snow that blanket Capitol Hill isn’t the only thing slowing Congressional appointments to a halt Health Takeout: Brazillian health officials are distributing 55 million condoms during Carnival. We talk with BBC reporter Paulo Cabral about the efforts to combat HIV and AIDS during […]

The World

Saving Amazonian trees with cold, hard cash

Environment

The Brazilian government is trying to cut carbon emissions and slow the rate of deforestation by paying local communities to stop cutting down trees. The hope is that a new, sustainable forest economy will help, in turn, to fight Brazilian poverty.