Mike Gatehouse
A brilliant comic-blog from LAB Partner A Pública, describes the trafficking of young girls to World Cup cities.
The first anniversary of the São Paulo protests is marked by an illegal inquiry, persecution and more brutality.
UK-based Philosophy Football has a new T-shirt for the World Cup, based on a Brazilian design with the motto:
Is Mexico better off after returning to government by the PRI? After 12 months, the signs are not encouraging. Further south, voters returned and FMLN President in El Salvador, but upset the incumbent's succession plans in Panama.
Immigration is contentious both in US internal politics and in its relations with Mexico. Soon, however, US demand for labour may outstrip the supply of immigrants.
The Mexican economy has been divided into gated enclaves where the rich conceal their assets and those on lower incomes become invisible.
The essential thinking visitor's guide book by Jan Rocha & Francis McDonagh, in a 2nd edition updated for the Rio Olympics and challenging times in the continent's largest and most dynamic country.
Opencast mining at Bayovar, owned by a subsidiary of Brazilian giant Vale, is polluting the bay and the local environment.