Brazil’s President Lula Recalls Ambassador to Israel, Escalating a Dispute The Israeli foreign minister said Mr. Lula was not welcome in the country until he took back remarks comparing Israeli actions in the war against Hamas to the Holocaust.
A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’ A new study weighed a range of threats and variables in an effort to map out where the rain forest is most vulnerable.
Brazil’s Carnival Only Starts When 12-Foot John Travolta Arrives The Brazilian city of Olinda has become famous for its giant puppets during Carnival, including one made just after “Saturday Night Fever.”
Two Capitol Riots. Two Very Different Results. Why has Brazil united in rejecting last year’s insurrection, while the United States remains deeply divided over Jan. 6?
How to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy. Followers of Afro-Brazilian religions have been displaced by New Year’s revelers. But they still find ways to make their offerings to the ocean.