Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil’s “criminal economy” does not appear on any national balance sheet. Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and ...

A former Brazilian crime show host and state legislator accused of orchestrating murders to boost his TV ratings has died in hospital. Wallace Souza died of a heart attack at Sao Paulo's Hospital ...

The government of Brazil on Friday announced an agreement with the United States to combat transnational crime, including ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The racist gesture, made by a white Argentine tourist toward servers at a Rio de Janeiro bar, was captured on video and quickly ricocheted across the internet. The video, recorded in ...

It's a highly technical affair and one that was widely acclaimed by critics, who also focused on a talented troupe of actors ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert Muggah, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University (THE CONVERSATION) Brazil’s ...