Costa Rica

By Alexandra Alden, Contributing Reporter SALVADOR - Coconut milk and heady spices dancing on the pallet bring to mind India, Africa or the Caribbean but...

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The events department at the IBP (Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis or...

By Christine Wipfli, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - With Carnival fever in full swing, Brazilians as well as foreigners alike are celebrating this vibrant...

By Davi Baldussi, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Fifty years ago the region where Brazil’s capital, Brasília, exists, was a barren plain known as...

By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - A well-known Brazilian martial arts teacher was killed and his American friend shot down on Christmas...

By Maíra Amorim, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – There are just days left before 2010 begins and you can feel the New Year’s Eve...

By Maíra Amorim, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - New Year’s Eve on Copacabana is one of the most famous in the world, but crossing...

By Davi Baldussi, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - There was a time Brazil could have been one of the most powerful countries in the...

By Karen Shishiptorova, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – The Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC), or Growth Acceleration Program, was launched in Brazil in...

By Bruno De Nicola, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's domestic mobile phone market reached 154,600 million users on the 21st of May, making...