When we imagine the earliest humans brave enough to hunt a forty-ton whale, the image that usually comes to mind is frosty and monochromatic. We tend to think of the Arctic: people wrapped in furs, ...

There are more cases of Hansen’s disease reported in Brazil than any other nation besides India. Even though the disease is highly prevalent, scientists are developing new studies to map out its ...

In Brazil, the Sao Paulo state is undergoing a deadly dengue fever outbreak. Officials are now going door-to-door, hunting for infectious mosquito larvae.

Everyone loves a good bargain, especially investors. So even as political woes continued to circle Brazil President Michel Temer, bargain hunters gave the Bovespa a lift.