A statue of a British slave trader in the UK and confederate statues in the US have been toppled or defaced as protesters demand a reckoning on systemic racism. Some Minneapolis City Council members said they will “begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department." New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19 in the country. Brasilia has become a new hotspot for the virus.
Leaders at the upcoming G7 summit want to talk about Brazil's fires and deforestation policy. It's the first time the environmental policies of one country are seen as a threat to other countries, says a Sâo Paulo professor.
Little over eight months since they impeached their last president, now Brazil's Michel Temer is facing demands for impeachment and new elections amid a scandal around alleged illicit payments to a jailed politician.
Brazil's Senate approved a 20-year government spending freeze billed as the centerpiece of austerity reforms aimed at restoring economic health to the troubled Latin American giant.
Senators voted overwhelmingly to remove Brazil's first woman president from office. She denounced them as misogynists who toppled her unjustly after losing four fair elections.
Seeing The News: The selfie is ubiquitous. But when should you just take in your surroundings? And, recruits in Mariupol, Ukraine, are practicing daily shelling drills. Also, how do you make your new country home? Adriana Zehbrauskas says take pictures.
Ghana's on-field performance at the World Cup was the least of its worries: pay disputes and suspensions left Ghanaians furious with their team's behavior and happy for an early exit.
Brazil is mourning the passing of architect Oscar Niemeyer. The man who gave the capital Brasilia its distinctive curved buildings died Wednesday at the age of 104. Marco Werman talks about Niemeyer's legacy with Lawrence Vale, a professor at MIT.
Marco Werman speaks with singer Camila Zamith, front woman of Sexy Fi, about how the band's tropical chic sound on their debut record is redefining Brazilian music.
Ghana's on-field performance at the World Cup was the least of its worries: pay disputes and suspensions left Ghanaians furious with their team's behavior and happy for an early exit.
Seeing The News: The selfie is ubiquitous. But when should you just take in your surroundings? And, recruits in Mariupol, Ukraine, are practicing daily shelling drills. Also, how do you make your new country home? Adriana Zehbrauskas says take pictures.
Senators voted overwhelmingly to remove Brazil's first woman president from office. She denounced them as misogynists who toppled her unjustly after losing four fair elections.
Brazil's Senate approved a 20-year government spending freeze billed as the centerpiece of austerity reforms aimed at restoring economic health to the troubled Latin American giant.
Little over eight months since they impeached their last president, now Brazil's Michel Temer is facing demands for impeachment and new elections amid a scandal around alleged illicit payments to a jailed politician.
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Brazil: Forests Under Fire
Living on Earth
March 27, 1998
Arts, Culture & Media
Remembering Architect Oscar Niemeyer
The World
December 06, 2012
Brazil is mourning the passing of architect Oscar Niemeyer. The man who gave the capital Brasilia its distinctive curved buildings died Wednesday at the age of 104. Marco Werman talks about Niemeyer's legacy with Lawrence Vale, a professor at MIT.
Arts, Culture & Media
Sexy Fi Breaks New Ground in Brazilian Music
The World
March 07, 2013
Marco Werman speaks with singer Camila Zamith, front woman of Sexy Fi, about how the band's tropical chic sound on their debut record is redefining Brazilian music.
Sports
Ghanaians 'angered and disappointed' over their team's chaotic World Cup
The World
June 27, 2014
Ghana's on-field performance at the World Cup was the least of its worries: pay disputes and suspensions left Ghanaians furious with their team's behavior and happy for an early exit.
Culture
A question of our time — to selfie or not at sunset
The World
February 12, 2015
Seeing The News: The selfie is ubiquitous. But when should you just take in your surroundings? And, recruits in Mariupol, Ukraine, are practicing daily shelling drills. Also, how do you make your new country home? Adriana Zehbrauskas says take pictures.
Global Politics
Who actually wins if Brazil impeaches its president?
GlobalPost
April 18, 2016
Updated
Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. And yet, winners and losers are not so clearly defined in this political crisis.
Justice
Brazil’s impeached president: ‘I fought against human suffering, I battled inequality’
GlobalPost
August 31, 2016
Senators voted overwhelmingly to remove Brazil's first woman president from office. She denounced them as misogynists who toppled her unjustly after losing four fair elections.
Conflict
Brazil approves 20-year spending freeze amid protests
Agence France-Presse
December 13, 2016
Brazil's Senate approved a 20-year government spending freeze billed as the centerpiece of austerity reforms aimed at restoring economic health to the troubled Latin American giant.
Global Politics
Brazilians are outraged and talking impeachment again
Agence France-Presse
May 18, 2017
Little over eight months since they impeached their last president, now Brazil's Michel Temer is facing demands for impeachment and new elections amid a scandal around alleged illicit payments to a jailed politician.
Brazil under Bolsonaro
Do armed police officers in schools make kids safer? Brazil’s Bolsonaro says yes.
The World
July 17, 2019
Jair Bolsonaro targets teachers and supports having officers with guns in schools, raising fears of a return to Brazil’s days of dictatorship.