Tiago Rogero

Walter Salles’s dictatorship-era movie turns focus on dark time in country’s history and more recent coup attempt

Neguinho da Beija-Flor, 75, is the most recognisable voice in Rio de Janeiro’s elite carnival league and has led 50 consecutive parades for the same school

The PCC – First Capital Command – formed in a Sāo Paulo prison but is now spreading its tentacles around the world

Afro-Guayaquileños mostly live in the impoverished belts of Guayaquil and have been made to believe their customs are ‘the worst’, say activists

Florida lawsuit accuses Alexandre de Moraes of violating free speech rights of far-right Brazilian influencer

Record highs delay start of classes in Rio Grande do Sul, where floods linked to climate crisis left 180 dead last May

Voters go to polls on Sunday to give verdict on Daniel Noboa, whose crime crackdown has eroded human rights

Country’s president and Donald Trump fan follows US example in move criticized by health organisations

Abrupt decision to pause all foreign aid could exacerbate violence in region already struggling with organized crime

Filmes de Plástico has filled cinemas and won acclaim by focusing on Black characters living in poor urban areas