“I’m Still Here” and “The Secret Agent” have brought Brazil’s exuberant online fan culture to the Academy Awards. But there’s something different about Brazil: a nationwide Oscars fever that is ...

© Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesBrazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti. Initially, his contract was set to expire after the 2026 World Cup. However, his work in the first ...

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. It was the first-ever medal at the ...

When Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November 2025—the lowest in a quarter century—it punctuated an impressive turnaround from the pandemic. Yet, while men’s participation in the ...

The outcome of Brazil’s general election in October will hinge on two issues: crime and voters’ purses. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, is betting the economy will win him ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Feminist Isadora Borges de Aquino Silva of Paraíba, Brazil, doesn’t believe that a male can become female. The 34-year-old veterinary student said so on social media in November 2020. She also posted ...

Brazil has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will compete in the group stage. The team is set to play against Morocco, Haiti, and Scotland in the group stage. Brazil's group stage matches will ...

A 13-year-old boy died on Thursday after he was mauled by a shark at a popular beach on Brazil's eastern coast, the state government said in a statement. The attack happened off the coast of Chifre ...

Brazil recently passed a law to recognize açaí, a berry endemic to the Amazon, as a national fruit, citing concerns about biopiracy — the commercial exploitation of native species and traditional ...