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Brazil - 2 main presidential election candidates
Lula's chosen successor Dilma Rousseff launches campaign
Rio de Janeiro - 16 July 2010
1. Mid of rally, as presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff launches her campaign
2. Wide of candidates on stage
3. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula...
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Young Paralympic hopefuls train for Rio 2016
The biggest Paralympian Games in history will begin in London next week (August 29 2012) with the British team hoping the home advantage will deliver another cache of medals.
But in Rio, where the Olympic flag now flies for the 2016...
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The shanty town children waving goodbye to poverty
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 30 April 2013
1. GoPro camera of Anderson Carvalho da Silva surfing in Arpoador, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.
2. Wide of Anderson Carvalho da Silva riding wave
3. Wide of Anderson Carvalho da Silva leaving the water...
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Prisoners offered reduced sentence in exchange for generating electricity
A small prison in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil encourages cellmates to shorten their sentence by pedalling on exercise bikes that generate energy to illuminate the town's roads.
Inmate Ronaldo da Silva hops on a bike and pedals...
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Rio Carnival harnesses social media and the latest technology
As motorised vehicles gradually replaced float-cars that were once pushed by groups of men at Rio's carnival parade, technology is increasingly making its way into what was once a popular artisanal craft.
While it's still muscle power...
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A guide to Rio's luxury, football free hangouts
The FIFA World Cup tournament is kicking off in Brazil.
And that means the city famed for its urban beaches and party lifestyle will be giving itself over to the beautiful game for the next month.
So what to do if you find yourself in...
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CLOSING ENVIRONMENT CEREMONY AT SUMMIT
The United Nations sustainability conference, Rio+20, ended in Brazil on Friday, with the production of a document outlining nearly seven hundred commitments to sustainable development.
The result was hailed as a success by the 100...
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+4:3 Foreign ministers gather ahead of start of regional summit, leaders arriving
Brazil's foreign minister said he and his counterparts in other MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) member states recommended on Thursday that Paraguay be suspended from the regional trade bloc over last week's impeachment and removal of...
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Brazil defense minister: Troops to fight violence in Rio
Brazil's defense minister is promising to have the military take an increasingly aggressive role in fighting drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro.
Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said at a news conference Thursday that troops...
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Brazil's Temer faces vote in Congress
Brazilian President Michel Temer will face on Wednesday a vote in Congress' lower house on whether he should be suspended and put on trial over a bribery charge filed against him by the attorney general.
Opposition...
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Brazil bank pres counters claims of recovery
The head of Brazil's National Development Bank publicly countered President Michel Temer on Wednesday, arguing that Latin America's largest economy is far from recovery.
Paulo Rabello de Castro raised eyebrows during a...
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Brazilians react to Congress vote on Temer
Brazilians reacted with mixed feelings a day after congress voted to not proceed with corruption charges against President Michel Temer.
Temer survived a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery...
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Small protests against Temer crop up in Brazil
Small protests in cities took place on Wednesday in Brazil as congressional vote took place that could have suspended President Michel Temer him over a bribery charge.
Temer survived the vote. At least 172 of the 513...
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Brazilians react to Congress vote on Temer
Brazilians reacted with mixed feelings a day after congress voted to not proceed with corruption charges against President Michel Temer.
Temer survived a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery...
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Brazil's Temer remains silent after new charges
Brazilian President Michel Temer remained silent Friday, a day after he was charged with obstruction of justice and leading a criminal organization.
Temer attended an event at Rio de Janeiro's Paulo Niemeyer Brain Institute...
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Ex Brazil president Lula arrives to testify in corruption probe
Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived at court on Wednesday to give testimony to federal judge Sergio Moro, overseeing a massive corruption probe that has brought down much of Brazil's political class.
Lula,...
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Crowds gather to support Lula in Brazil
A crowd of supporters gathered outside a federal court in southern Brazil Tuesday to support former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who was scheduled to testify in a corruption case.
His testimony is part of...
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Brazil Congress hearing on Temer's future begun
A congressional hearing on whether to suspend Brazilian President Michel Temer for a bribery charge started with a small protest inside the lower chamber of Congress on Wednesday.
Minutes after the session got started,...
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Brazil's Temer on surviving suspension vote
Brazil's embattled President Michel Temer said on Wednesday that the decision taken by the lower house to not suspend him over bribery charges was "a conquest for the democratic state of the law, the strength of the institutions and the...
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Brazilian and Vietnamese FMs hold talks
Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Monday as part of efforts to boost the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.
Following...
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Brazil's Lula speaks to supporters after testimony
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio spoke to hundreds of supporters late Wednesday after testifying in a Brazilian court for over three hours.
Perched atop a soundtruck, Lula a crowd dressed in red and waving union flags...
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Brazil's Lula speaks to supporters after testifying
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio spoke to hundreds of supporters late Wednesday after testifying in a Brazilian court for over three hours.
Perched atop a soundtruck, Lula a crowd dressed in red and waving union flags...
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Brazilian president meets Chinese counterpart
Brazilian President Michel Temer is visiting China as his country seeks investments to shore up its flagging economy.
Temer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday ahead of next week's summit of BRICS...
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Brazil's Temer remains silent after new charges
Brazilian President Michel Temer remained silent Friday, a day after he was charged with obstruction of justice and leading a criminal organization.
Temer attended an event at Rio de Janeiro's Paulo Niemeyer Brain Institute...