Brazil final tax rate slightly higher than the one approved by Congress, special tax secretary says
The final version of the Brazilian tax reform sanctioned on Thursday by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is ...
‘I’m Still Here’ Review: A Shattered Family in Brazil
Fernanda Torres stars in Walter Salles’s drama about the disappearance of a dissident under the nation’s military ...
Brazil’s Ethanol King Sells $1.5 Billion Vale Stake to Cut Debt
Billionaire Rubens Ometto’s conglomerate Cosan SA is giving up its stake in mining giant Vale SA, ending its bet on a mining ...
New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a ...
Brazil's Cosan unloads stake in miner Vale
Brazilian conglomerate Cosan has unloaded some 173 million shares it owned in mining giant Vale, which accounted for a stake ...
Teacher accused of sexually abusing two teens before fleeing to Brazil, Utah cops say
He told the victims he could hack their phones and that he’d “murdered 2,000 people,” according to a court filing.
Brazil joins growing list of countries banning cellphones in schools
Despite questions about the effectiveness of such bans, Brazil is the latest to prohibit the devices amid concerns over ...
Brazil’s João Fonseca is just 18 but he upset the No. 9 seed at the Australian Open
João Fonseca has definitively introduced himself to the world as the latest teen sensation in men’s tennis by upsetting No. 9 ...
Movie Review: A family is torn apart under Brazil's dictatorship in 'I'm Still Here'
It’s easy to fall in love with the Paiva family. Filmmaker Walter Salles makes sure of that in “I’m Still Here.” ...
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In ‘I’m Still Here,’ a compelling search for justice in 1970s Brazil
I’m Still Here” is a movie about remembrance – of a family and a nation, our critic writes of the drama based on real events.