Brazil

On September 2, the National Museum of Brazil was struck by a devastating fire that gutted the 200-year-old building, destroying an estimated 18 million artifacts.

Fire at National Museum in Rio de Janeiro destroys more than 20 million items, including archaeological finds and historical memorabilia.

The man has been living alone in the rain forest for at least 22 years.

Denis Furtado has 650,000 Instagram followers.

Deforestation and urban sprawl are forcing the venomous animals into contact with humans.

Despite being behind bars, Lula remains popular among Brazilians.

“Urgent medical care is the only thing standing between these communities and utter devastation.”

The army said a suspect had been arrested and interrogated.

Marcos Vinicius de Silva, 14, was caught up in a police security operation when he was walking to school.

Brazilian truckers have already been protesting for 10 days.

As a trucker strike in Brazil disrupts feed supplies, farmers have been forced to cull flocks to stop the starving birds eating one another.

The migrants on board had not eaten for five days, police said.

The mother said she did not know she was pregnant.

The group used the messaging app WhatsApp to plan a terrorist attack in Brazil for Carnival.

State authorities praised the off-duty officer's "technically perfect" response.

The number of casualties from the fire and resulting collapse is unclear.

Prison guards were among the casualties.

The pontiff responded to a letter written by Franco's daughter.

Even among the giant viruses, these are weird.

The Brazilian drug trafficker used the nurses to immunize poor local residents from yellow fever.

There will be parades and cultural events to celebrate Afro-Brazilian culture.

Critical elections in the region’s three most populous countries are likely to reveal a distemper stemming from citizen disgust.

Morales described sanctions the U.S. imposed on Venezuela as “new threats.”

The winner of Brazil’s best butt pageant did not leave her political opinions behind.

Luislinda Valois is facing backlash after making comments that she’s feeling like a “slave” for earning only $10,000 a month— in a country whose average salary hovers around $635.

Hafez al-Assad finished in the lower end of the International Mathematical Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro.

Lula's conviction leaves the 2018 presidential race wide open, raising chances of a victory by a political outsider.

The Valongo Wharf was described as "the most important physical trace of the arrival of African slaves on the American continent."

Sunday's protest in Copacabana beach followed the fatal shooting of a 76-year-old woman and her daughter.

In 20 years, the parade has increased participation from 2,000 to 3 million people.