Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in South America in area and population. It was one of the world’s fastest-growing economic powerhouses from 2000 to 2010, but the boom appeared to sputter in 2011. The country’s meteoric rise occurred under the stewardship of Luiz Inacio da Silva, who served as president from 2002 to 2011.

Brazil’s current administration, headed by Dilma Rousseff, has faced discontent from a growing middle class over its preparations for the World Cup in 2014 and an array of lavish projects conceived when economic growth was surging that now stand abandoned, stalled or wildly over budget. Despite facing fierce criticism over her economic policies, Rousseff was narrowly re-elected to a second term as president on October 26, 2014.

Scroll below to learn more about Brazil using our article archive and chronology of breaking news.

CHRONOLOGY OF COVERAGE

FEB. 17, 2015

Residents of Sao Paulo, Brazil, face unprecedented water crisis as city's reservoir system nears depletion due to drought; will likely have to submit to water rationing, and could even be asked to flee city due to shortage; crisis has been worsened by pollution, deforestation, population growth and lack of political will, despite fact that Brazil is one of world's most water-rich nations. MORE
FEB. 11, 2015

Problems stemming from accusations of bribery at Brazil’s state-controlled petroleum giant are putting the country’s capital markets and other companies at risk. MORE
FEB. 7, 2015

Brazil's scandal-prone oil giant Petrobras announces in regulatory filing that Banco do Brasil executives Aldemir Bendine and Ivan de Souza Monteiro will become its chief executive and chief financial officer, respectively; investors signal disapproval as both common and preferred shares in company close down. MORE
FEB. 5, 2015

Leaders of Brazilian oil giant Petrobas resign suddenly, in midst of bribery scandal over kickbacks to members of Pres Dilma Rousseff's Workers Party and allies; resignation follows incriminating disclosures by former executive Paulo Roberto Costa as part of plea bargain. MORE
JAN. 28, 2015

Brazilian Olympic organizers concede that they have no alternative plan for sailing competitions, despite warning from top environmental official that nation will not be able to clean up Guanabara Bay in time for 2016 events. MORE

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‘The Media Doesn’t Care What Happens Here’

By MATTHEW SHAER

Can amateur journalism bring justice to Rio’s favelas?

February 22, 2015, Sunday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: WAR CRIMES, GENOCIDE AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY , BRAZIL , FORT GREENE (BROOKLYN, NY)

Deforestación y crecimiento de población generan crisis del agua en Sao Paulo

Por SIMON ROMERO

En la ciudad más grande y rica de Brasil, se está desarrollando una situación distópica: Los grifos están empezando a secarse.

February 17, 2015, Tuesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: BRAZIL , SAO PAULO (BRAZIL) , WATER , DROUGHT ,RATIONING AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES , SHORTAGES , RESERVOIRS ,COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO

Taps Start to Run Dry in Brazil’s Largest City

By SIMON ROMERO

A lack of political will, poor environmental management and a long dry spell have conspired to put São Paulo, a metropolitan area of 20 million, on the verge of a harsh rationing plan.

February 17, 2015, Tuesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: BRAZIL , SAO PAULO (BRAZIL) , WATER , DROUGHT ,RATIONING AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES , SHORTAGES , RESERVOIRS ,COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO

Corruption Scandal at Petrobras Threatens Brazil's Economy

By DAN HORCH

Problems stemming from accusations of bribery at Brazil’s state-controlled petroleum giant are putting the country’s capital markets and other companies at risk.

February 11, 2015, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS , BRAZIL ,BRIBERY AND KICKBACKS

Student Filmmakers Focus on Coral Reef Revival in Curacao

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

A student filmmaking team prepares to chronicle efforts to save Caribbean coral reefs, with a focus on Curaçao.

February 11, 2015, Wednesday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: BELIZE , BRAZIL , CURACAO , MEXICO , PORTUGAL ,BURNS, JACOB, FILM CENTER , PACE UNIVERSITY , UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA , COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES , CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES ,CORAL , DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND PROGRAMS , FISH AND OTHER MARINE LIFE , REEFS , WASTE MATERIALS AND DISPOSAL

Change in Management at Petrobras Does Little to Appease Its Investors

By DAN HORCH

The company has been struggling ever since a police investigation last year revealed that suppliers bribed its executives.

February 7, 2015, Saturday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS , BENDINE, ALDEMIR (1963- ) , DE SOUZA MONTEIRO, IVAN , BRAZIL , OIL (PETROLEUM) AND GASOLINE , APPOINTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE CHANGES , CORRUPTION (INSTITUTIONAL) , BANCO DO BRASIL

Petrobras Executives Quit Amid Scandal

By SIMON ROMERO

Among those who are out is Maria das Graças Foster, the oil company’s chief executive, who was handpicked by President Dilma Rousseff.

February 5, 2015, Thursday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: BRAZIL , PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS ,BRIBERY AND KICKBACKS , COSTA, PAULO ROBERTO , ROUSSEFF, DILMA ,WORKERS' PARTY (BRAZIL) , FOSTER, MARIA DAS GRACAS

Brazil: Drastic Water Rationing May Be Put in Place in São Paulo

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The worst drought to hit São Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city, in decades may leave many residents with water service only two days a week.

January 29, 2015, Thursday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: DROUGHT , SAO PAULO (BRAZIL) , BRAZIL , RATIONING AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES , WATER , RESERVOIRS , COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO

Cuba: Party Paper Reports on Meeting of Fidel Castro and Brazilian Author

By VICTORIA BURNETT

Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro met with Frei Betto, a Brazilian intellectual, this week, the first such meeting reported in the state-run Cuban news media since a recent swell of rumors that he was dead.

January 29, 2015, Thursday

MORE ON BRAZIL AND: CUBA , CASTRO, FIDEL , BETTO, FREI , BRAZIL , BOOKS AND LITERATURE

Rio de Janeiro Is Stuck With Filthy Bay for Olympic Sailing

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Organizers said they had no “Plan B” for the sailing events at the 2016 Games, despite an admission by an environmental official that it would be impossible to meet pledges to clean up Guanabara Bay.