Brazil’s election – the last few days
Barring a last-minute upset, Dilma should scrape home in Sunday’s election, reports Jan Rocha from São Paulo
Brazil: rural maracatu threatened by ‘public security’
A traditional culture of street music and poetry in Penambuco is being suppressed by the police
Brazil: rural maracatu photo gallery
Dancing through the night. Sambadas and ensaios photgraphed by Chris Estrada in Pernambuco
Brazil’s election – not yet in the bag for the PT
Argument in the run-up to the second round of the elections, to be held on 26 October, promises be hard-hitting, even vicious.
Brazil — The Polluted Face of Carajás. 2
Air pollution coming from the pig iron factories that surround the small community of Piquiá is making the inhabitants seriously ill
Brazil — The Polluted Face of Carajás. 1
Piquiá de Baixo is dying from pollution from the production of pig iron at the giant Carajás mine
Mega-events and prostitution
The main danger of violence to sex-workers during major sporting events is from the police, not the punters.
Brazil: migrants are returning to the North-East
Reversing a long-standing pattern, migrants are coming back from São Paulo and Rio to smaller cities in Pernambuco and other north-eastern states.
Brazil’s “Iron Stone”
Controversial Kazak company, accused of fraud and corruption, is pressing ahead with big iron ore project in Bahia.
Brazil — the slow but relentless death of the PT
The demonstrations sweeping Brazil are sounding the death knell for the Workers' Party (PT) says a leading PT analyst.