In Gomes da Silva's backyard, sweet potatoes, corn and rosemary grow in long rectangular pots. He's lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been ...

Tech-savvy witches are cashing in on Brazil’s rising divorce rate, offering love-binding spells that promise to make a ...

Carlos Diegues, one of Brazil’s most renowned filmmakers, has died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 84, the Brazilian Academy of ...

“I received with great sorrow the news of the passing of Cacá Diegues, who throughout his life brought Brazil and Brazilian ... In 2010, Diegues produced “5x Favela,” a film entirely ...

He’s lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long. “My mother taught me all about how to take care of plants ...

Temps soar in Brazil's summer (from December to March). Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a... It was a sunny September morning in Rio de ...