Picture a holiday to Brazil and most likely, your mind jumps to the mountain-lined beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Perhaps it transports you to the bustling cultural centre of São Paulo instead. Or maybe, ...

Four centuries ago, subequatorial Salvador was the capital of all Brazil and the haughtiest, gaudiest citadel of Portuguese wealth and power in the New World. Since then Salvador’s fortunes have ebbed ...

South America’s leaders gathered Tuesday in Brazil’s capital as part of an effort by the Brazilian president to revive regional cooperation in energy, crime-fighting and the economy. The regional bloc ...