HOUSTON — If it wasn’t already clear from Dante Bichette Jr.’s jersey which contingent he was a part of at the World Baseball Classic, his head offered a less-than-subtle clue. Two weeks ago, Bichette ...

Brazil’s economy sputtered at the end of 2025, dragged down by hefty borrowing costs that undercut growth across sectors and made way for monetary easing. Official data released Tuesday showed gross ...

Brazil aims to become the world's fourth-largest petroleum producer by the end of the decade, a goal supported by its 2025 membership in OPEC+ and access to strategic development resources. The ...

Brazil turned the other cheek when Donald Trump slapped 50% tariffs on its goods last year, refusing to retaliate even as it faced some of the most painful levies in the US president’s arsenal. It’s a ...

Prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro requested the preventive detention of Agostina Páez, the Argentine lawyer accused of making racial slurs while vacationing in Brazil. A judge approved the request, and ...

With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate — an Olympic medal. It was the first-ever medal at the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Feminist Isadora Borges de Aquino Silva of Paraíba, Brazil, doesn’t believe that a male can become female. The 34-year-old veterinary student said so on social media in November 2020. She also posted ...

A 13-year-old boy died on Thursday after he was mauled by a shark at a popular beach on Brazil's eastern coast, the state government said in a statement. The attack happened off the coast of Chifre ...

Brazil recently passed a law to recognize açaí, a berry endemic to the Amazon, as a national fruit, citing concerns about biopiracy — the commercial exploitation of native species and traditional ...