Simon Romero
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 07:12
While Pope Francis has positioned himself quickly as a global figure, weighing in on major issues like climate change and poverty, he faced expectations in returning to his native continent that he also would dive into specific, largely local disputes — something no pope is eager to do.
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 06:01
At least 2,212 people were killed by the police in Brazil in 2013, according to the Brazilian Public Security Forum, an independent research group, and experts say the actual number is probably substantially higher.
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 06:53
With their hands and feet bound, the two dead men who were recently found by police officers in the trunk of a Peugeot compact car seemed at first like many other victims on the streets of Manaus, the Amazon’s largest city.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:49
The Brazilian Navy has said that it will establish a naval mission in São Tomé and Príncipe, the small African island nation in the Gulf of Guinea.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 06:39
Brazil’s army is deploying troops this month to the far reaches of the Amazon in a military exercise simulating a foreign invasion of the rain forest, focusing attention on sensitivity over sovereignty in a region rising in importance as a strategic pillar of Latin America’s largest economy.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 11:22
Many of the Brazilians and their neighbors visiting here for the World Cup are displaying how Latin America’s fortunes are changing.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 07:10
Mr. Biden told reporters in Brasília that their conversation about the spying was “candid,” while emphasizing the potential for improving ties. He also handed over to Ms. Rousseff declassified documents related to Brazil’s military dictatorship, which seized power in a 1964 coup supported by the United States.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:22
The visit by Mr. Biden also gives Washington a chance to build support here for next year’s Summit of the Americas
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 07:29
Emphasizing that inequality had fallen in Brazil while growing in the United States and parts of Europe, Ms. Rousseff, an economist by training, spoke glowingly of the work of Thomas Piketty.
Monday, June 2, 2014 - 12:04
With the start of the global soccer tournament in Brazil less than two weeks away, a crime wave is setting nerves on edge across Rio de Janeiro.