El Salvador — violence fuels child migration
Threatened by local gangs, children in El Salvador are fleeing to the United States
São Paulo Fan Friendly
Ed Rhodes reports on a World Cup fans match, England vs Brazil. The match was arranged with LAB's help.
Cuba: Women and the low fertility rate
Cuban TV provoked a storm of indignation when it appeared to hold women solely responsible for the country's low birth-rate.
Recommended reading for World Cup fans
Philosophy Football's Mark Perryman provides a World Cup reading list.
Brazil Inside Out
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.
Brazil: Which Giant has Woken Up?
Mooted new public order laws, police violence against demonstrations and indigenous communities --it's almost like the aftermath of a coup.
Argentina: the view from the terraces
Argentina goes to the World Cup in Brazil with high hopes of winning for a third time. But as Daniel Schweimler reports for LAB from Buenos Aires, the 'beautiful game' has turned ugly in one of its heartlands.
Chile: student uprising against market forces which marked a generation
A British documentary film about the student demonstrations in Chile in 2011.