Latin & South America

A towering bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero and works by several Brazilian artists set auction records during Christie’s Latin American sale on Wednesday. Cast in ……Read More

Brazil’s government for the first time has granted a foreign citizen the right to live permanently in the country based on a same-sex relationship with ……Read More

On account of the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazilian police along with armed forces started patrolling the lawless segments of Rio in ……Read More

Brazil’s central bank on Friday allowed banks to set aside less capital for some consumer loans of up to five years, seeking to protect local ……Read More

Brazil’s statistics agency said a computer glitch has caused releases of key economic data onto the Internet earlier than scheduled since May and that the ……Read More

One of Brazil’s most-wanted criminals, who police say controls a gang of 200 armed drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro slum that sprawls above the city’s ……Read More