At the start of the twenty-first century, Brazil's economy was floundering. Record levels of unemployment, high inflation and the woes of its trading partner, Argentina, were just a few of the factors ...

Drug companies are in a strange and difficult position—as the inventor and supplier of a stream of life-saving products, they are essential to mankind, but at the same time, they are almost friendless ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. As the Covid-19 vaccine campaign gained steam in the United States last spring, I was locked down in my apartment in Rio de Janeiro, trying to avoid being ...

Brazilians have low levels of institutional trust. They also have low levels of trust in each other. Why? Essential trust: Lessons from Brazil's trust crisis Sign up for the On Point newsletter here.

Brazil has a terrifying record when it comes to violence. It features more homicides than any other country on earth: one in ten people killed around the world each year is a Brazilian. This ...

Forget about hiding places. The faults were laid bare for all to see. There were no excuses offered, no qualifiers delivered in the aftermath of this public setback. This performance fell well short ...

This week, Brazil made history by convicting and sentencing its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a coup to remain in power. MSNBC analyst Ben Rhodes stresses the global significance of ...

A stunning second-half comeback from Japan stunned Brazil in Tuesday's friendly, and Carlo Ancelotti was unimpressed by his side's mistakes. Carlo Ancelotti says there is a "good lesson for the future ...