Hosting 2016 Olympics reversed Rio de Janeiro’s prior social decline – book
Organizing the 2016 Olympic Games allowed Rio de Janeiro to reverse the trend of decline in its social indicators and...
July 31, 2021Topic
Latin America
Pollution and climate change threaten fish in Ecuador’s Amazon region
Pollution and climate change, among other factors, threaten the wide variety of fish that inhabit Ecuador's rivers, especially in the...
July 31, 2021
Who is Vladimir Cerrón, the man behind Peru’s Pedro Castillo?
Vladimir Cerrón, the founder and controversial leader of the Peru Libre party, is seen by analysts and the Peruvian press...
July 30, 2021
Nicaragua grants nationality to fugitive ex-president of El Salvador, Sánchez Cerén
The Government of Nicaragua granted this Friday the Nicaraguan nationality to the former president of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén,...
July 30, 2021
Peru’s Castillo slides closer to radical left with his first cabinet appointments
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The appointment of the first Cabinet of President Pedro Castillo in Peru has made it...
July 30, 2021
Brazil, world’s largest soybean producer, increases acreage for 15th year – Datagro
Brazilian producers will expand their soybean acreage for the 15th consecutive year due to strong demand, a survey by consultancy...
July 30, 2021
Chinese investors to begin crypto mining in Paraguay, pending favorable legislation
Paraguay is to receive large investments from installing 500,000 Bitcoin miners. At least eight Chinese economic groups have expressed their...
July 30, 2021
Neoenergía starts operations of wind power complex in northeastern Brazil
Neoenergía, the second-largest energy distributor in Brazil and controlled by the Spanish company Iberdrola, started on Thursday the commercial operation...
July 30, 2021
France reaffirms its commitment to cooperate with Brazil’s northeastern states
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The French government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to cooperate with the 9 states of...
July 29, 2021