Brazilians to vote in Croke Park in presidential runoff Large queues are expected at Croke Park this Sunday when thousands of Brazilian citizens living in Ireland are due to cast their ballot in a … Ireland • 25 Oct 22
Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula in first head-to-head debate Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded jabs and insults as they squared off yesterday in their first-ever head-to-head … World • 17 Oct 22
Brazilian run-off seen as battle for Amazon's future It is exactly two weeks until Brazilians vote in a presidential run-off that is now set to be tighter than ever. World • 17 Oct 22
Worst September on record for Amazon deforestation Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke the monthly record for September, according to official figures, triggering calls from environmentalists to vote far-right President Jair Bolsonaro … World • 07 Oct 22
Polls close in tense Brazilian presidential election Brazilians are voting in the first round of their country's most polarised election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva favoured to beat … World • 02 Oct 22
Emperor's heart returns to Brazil for 'state visit' Nearly two centuries after it was cut from his corpse and stashed in formaldehyde, the heart of Emperor Pedro I, who declared Brazil's independence from … World • 23 Aug 22
Woman, children freed in Brazil after 17-year ordeal A Brazilian woman and her two adult children, all suffering from dehydration and malnutrition, were freed by police following 17 years of captivity by her … World • 30 Jul 22
Brazil Amazon lost 18 trees per second in 2021 - report The Brazilian Amazon lost about 18 trees per second in 2021 as deforestation in the country increased by more than 20%, according to a satellite … World • 18 Jul 22
Man faces trial in Brazil over 2013 Dublin murder A 28-year-old Brazilian man is to go on trial in Brazil charged with the murder and robbery of an Irish businessman in Dublin almost nine … Ireland • 14 Jul 22
Amazon rainforest suffers record level of deforestation The world's largest tropical rainforest in Brazil's Amazon region suffered record levels of deforestation during the first half of this year. Environment • 01 Jul 22
Remains of journalist Dom Phillips identified in Brazil The remains of missing British journalist Dom Phillips have been identified, according to Brazilian police. World • 18 Jun 22
Brazil search: Wife says 'we can say goodbye with love' The wife of a British journalist has said "now we can bring them home and say goodbye with love" after the bodies of her husband … World • 16 Jun 22
Second arrest over missing British journalist Police in Brazil have said they had arrested a second suspect in the disappearance earlier this month of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous … World • 15 Jun 22
Reports British journalist found dead 'not correct' Brazil's federal police have said that reports that the bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira had been found in the … World • 13 Jun 22
Calls mount for Brazil to find missing reporter, expert Pressure has mounted on Brazil's government to redouble efforts to find a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert missing in the Amazon, as the search … World • 08 Jun 22
Concern grows for British journalist missing in Amazon Brazil's government has vowed to make every effort to find a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after … World • 07 Jun 22
Death toll in Brazil flooding, landslides rises to 106 At least 106 people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in northeastern Brazil, officials said as emergency workers continued to search … World • 01 Jun 22
Outrage over death of man in Brazil Videos of a 38-year-old Brazilian man being asphyxiated with gas in the boot of a police car after getting stopped by highway patrol has caused … World • 27 May 22
Bolsonaro hits out after DiCaprio urges youth to vote Jair Bolsonaro has hit back after US actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio urged Brazilian youth to register to vote in the country's October elections - … World • 30 Apr 22
Huge swathes of rainforest lost per minute in 2021 Huge swathes of tropical rainforest were burned or hacked down for cattle and crops last year, led by destruction in Brazil, researchers said, warning that … World • 28 Apr 22
Brazil holds first carnival since pandemic Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life yesterday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 … World • 23 Apr 22
Brazil storm toll rises to 186 one week on The death toll from flash floods and landslides that hit the Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 186, authorities have said, one week after … World • 23 Feb 22
Death toll from Brazilian floods rises to 152 The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 152, authorities have … World • 20 Feb 22
Search for survivors after 104 killed in Brazil floods Rescue workers are searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, … World • 17 Feb 22
