Brazil

Huge sinkhole swallows car in Brazil, video goes viral

Repairs on the hole started and it emerged that the road was 50 years old. Read More

Unseen images reveal strange marks at ‘UFO’ landing site

Investigators determined that each landing gear would have weighed 25 kilos but the researchers believed… Read More

Ghost towns emerge from toxic mud of mining disaster

Four years ago a dam holding back mining waste collapsed, triggering the worst environmental disaster… Read More

Brazil working to bring Boeing 737 MAX plane back into service this year

The MAX has been grounded for months after two deadly crashes Read More

Plane crashes in street killing at least three

A small plane crashed on a street shortly after takeoff in the Brazilian city of… Read More

Brazil raises $2.2 billion in oil auction; Total, Petronas invest big

On Thursday, companies agreed to pay the Brazilian government 8.9 billion reais ($2.2 billion) in… Read More

US, Brazil press private sector development in Amazon rainforest

Bolsonaro and Trump have both attacked international efforts to fight climate change, saying that they… Read More

Amazon countries meet to bolster rainforest protection

Presidents and ministers from seven Amazon countries met in Colombia on Friday to agree on… Read More

French first lady is ‘truly ugly,’ says minister before begging pardon

Brazil's economy minister Paulo Guedes said he agreed with President Jair Bolsonaro's comments about Macron's… Read More

Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging

The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though… Read More

Agents raid illegal miners in Amazon as environmental enforcement ratchets up

Federal police and agents with environmental enforcement agency Ibama were carrying out a raid on… Read More

Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage

A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over… Read More

Brazil leader says he’s open to aid if ‘insults’ withdrawn

Bolsonaro’s remarks come amid an escalating war of words with Macron over the worst fires… Read More

Neymar makes cameo appearance in re-edited version of ‘Money Heist’

The athlete was edited out of two episodes of the Netflix drama following rape allegations. Read More

Venezuelan migrants to get regional vaccination cards under 10-nation pact

Colombia is home to some 1.4 million Venezuelans. Hundreds of thousands of others reside in… Read More

Brazil slams G7 aid offer as Amazon fires rage

Brazil on Monday rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with… Read More

Brazil facilitates deportation of its nationals after U.S. pressure

Brazil is making it easier for the United States to deport undocumented Brazilians by asking… Read More

New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames

Seventy personnel -- firefighters and troops -- have been deployed to put out the blazes,… Read More

Hundreds of new fires in Brazil as Amazon outrage grows

Hundreds of new fires are raging in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil, official data… Read More

Celebs express concern over Amazon rainforest fire

The rainforest is responsible for 20% of the world's oxygen. Read More