Brazil approves law to modernize ports
Brazil plans to modernize and expand its overcrowded ports, attract private investments to the sector and make it easier for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, in a bid to spur economic growth, Full story
Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil
There's a storage room just off a university lab that gives students more experience than many can handle: Skinned pigs and cats, disembodied cow livers, intestines, brains and the other unidentifiable detritus of years' worth of dissections fill a dozen wading pool-sized vats to the brim. Full story
Brazil port strike enters second day as Congress debates reform
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports entered the second day of a strike to protest proposed legislation that may open terminals to new private-sector investments. Full story
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Two arrested in Brazil's tourist rape case
Police have two men under arrest and are looking for a third suspected of raping a foreign tourist on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro. NBCNew.com's Dara Brown reports.
‘Tears in the streets’ in Latin America
After waiting 20 centuries for a Latin American pope, many of faithful there now believe they’ll have a larger voice in the church, and that Pope Francis will pay special attention to the poor. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio sambas its way to the end of Carnival
Rio de Janeiro's annual Carnival parade reached its height Monday night as the local samba dancers paraded through the Sambadromo. NBCNews.com's Richard Lui reports.
Partying pooches celebrate Rio's carnival
Dogs from all shapes and sizes descended on the iconic Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to take part in a carnival parade. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
Rio convicts learn to keep their cool with yoga
Prisoners at a penitentiary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are turning to yoga while they are behind bars. TODAY.com's Alex Witt reports.
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