Campaigner says she will run under Socialist party banner with Eduardo Campos in attempt to unseat president Dilma Rousseff Brazil's most successful environmental campaigner, Marina Silva , has confirmed she will ally herself with a rival to the president, Dilma Rousseff, in the presidential election campaign later this year. Silva announced on Monday that she would stand as the running mate of Eduardo...
Take a look at the largest city in Brazil's new stadium as it gets ready to host the World Cup. Arena Corinthians is currently under construction and will be hosting a total of six matches during the tournament, including the opening match between Brazil and Croatia on 12 June, and England v Uruguay on 19 June Continue reading... ...
Millions of people have moved out of poverty and into the middle class in Latin America over the last few years. Our panel talked about what it takes to narrow the gap between rich and poor The middle class people demand rights: The growth of the middle class has been related to pressure from citizens to ensure that governments grant, respect and promote economic, social and cultural rights. Before...
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Women will today protest outside Brazilian embassies across the world after a mother was denied the right to a natural birth Eleven days ago, Brazilian mother Adelir Carmen Lemos de Góes was preparing for her third birth. Despite living in a country with one of the highest caesarean rates in the world ( 82% for those with private insurance and 50% for those without ), she was looking forward...
Brazil's forced pregnancies make no sense. Can countries with the familiar swirl of class, abortion, religion and gender fury learn from them? Adelir Carmen Lemos de Goés just wanted a natural birth. Already a 29-year-old mother of two, she had a trained attendant assisting her; she had a healthy pregnancy. Adelir was perfectly willing to give birth in a hospital; she just prefered to avoid...
The International Coffee Organisation warn consumers that the coffee crop could be affected for a number of years Coffee bean prices have hit their highest level in more than two years amid fears that droughts in Brazil could lead to a global shortage of coffee. The price of arabica beans the most popular variety has risen by 20% this week and hit $2.07 (£1.23) per lb on Thursday, the highest...
The striker, who is almost as famous for his off-field antics as his goals, is now a devout Christian but other members of his national squad are less inclined to discuss their leanings If they could have bet on which footballer was most likely to walk into the headquarters of the International Evangelical Community, a pentecostal temple located in Rio de Janeiro's Flamengo neighbourhood, Frederico...
Cost overruns, debt, inflation and harmful consequences make large dams very risky projects, says Oxford University report Large dams in developing countries are not economically viable. Instead of obtaining hoped-for riches, developing countries risk drowning their fragile economies in debt owing to the ill-advised construction of large dams. New research undertaken at Oxford University, investigating...
Shots fired during skirmishes between striking builders and security staff amid growing concern for city's readiness for Games Striking construction workers and security personnel have clashed at Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park, the main cluster of venues for the 2016 Summer Games. Rio Mais, the consortium building the venues, said random shots were fired as workers and security confronted each other....
The sport for development sector is not something nice and fluffy going on at the fringes of the serious business of football; it has the potential to create meaningful change Today marks the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP). Officially declared by the UN, it was created on the initiative of the International Olympic Committee, a powerful institution at the heart...
Peter Campsie, 48, from Scotland killed by two men as they tried to take his car in Rio de Janeiro A British oil worker has been shot dead in an attempted carjacking in Brazil. Peter Campsie, 48, from Scotland, was killed by two men in Rio de Janeiro as he returned home to his family after a business meeting. Continue reading... ...
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As urban populations soar, so does the demand for fair and sustainable access to housing and transport and where there is a need, there's also an opportunity to innovate Latin American cities may be diverse but they hold one similarity: the speed and scale of urbanisation they are facing. Distinct from developed countries, where urbanisation has historically occurred gradually, major cities in this...
A large fire consumes nearly 400 homes in a slum, known as a favela, in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday. Four people needed hospital treatment. The fire is believed to have been caused by faulty improvised electrical wiring, which is common in favelas, where residents have often built their own homes...
Death of Afro-Brazilian woman and subsequent payout highlight stark inequalities in maternity care around the world Last week, Brazil become the first country to pay compensation to the family of a woman who died in childbirth as a result of negligence and discriminatory practices in maternity care. ...
Locals uneasy as 1,400 police and marines descend on Mare complex as part of effort to neutralise gangs before World Cup More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro's international airport before dawn on Sundayin the latest security push ahead of this year's World Cup. The Mare complex of 15 slums became the latest impoverished area...
Workman fell to his death helping to install seats at the Sao Paulo stadium where Brazil will play the opener on 12 June A worker died Saturday after falling at the construction site of the stadium that will host the World Cup opener in Sao Paulo, marking the seventh death in accidents at World Cup venues in Brazil. Fabio Hamilton da Cruz, whose age was not disclosed, fell about 8 metres (26ft) while...
Children from 19 countries assemble for tournament in Rio, where activists say plight of homeless youths is still desperate It's Brazil, it's 2014 and players from around the world are waiting for kick-off, but there will be no galacticos on the pitch or Wags at local boutiques during the tournament this weekend in Rio de Janeiro. Instead, the Street Child World Cup will bring together some of the...
Rising heat, extreme weather and pests mean the highland bean is running out of cool mountainsides on which it flourishes Rich western urbanites expecting to dodge the impacts of climate change should prepare for a jolt: global warming is leading to bad, expensive coffee. Almost 2bn cups of coffee perk up its drinkers every day, but a perfect storm of rising heat, extreme weather and ferocious pests...