At the start of the twenty-first century, Brazil's economy was floundering. Record levels of unemployment, high inflation and the woes of its trading partner, Argentina, were just a few of the factors ...

“God is Brazilian!” declared President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva upon the recent discovery of massive new oil reserves off Brazil’s coast. But while God deserves a share of the credit for Brazil’s ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

There was a time when the most dangerous part of Hugo Loss’ job was the grueling rainforest terrain and armed men blasting riverbeds and razing trees for profit. But Loss, an analyst with Brazil’s ...

Brazil stands out as one of the most fascinating broadband success stories globally. By leapfrogging legacy copper infrastructure and embracing fibre, it now boasts of some of the fastest internet ...