A Brazilian rancher suspected in the killing of an American nun now claims that he owns land that she died trying to defend, a prosecutor said.

A gathering of the Group of 20 over the weekend revealed a desire among developing countries to have a greater voice in helping the world navigate its way out of the financial crisis.

Tabatinga owes much of its moto-obsession to its location along Brazil’s extreme western frontier, where it has evolved into a hub of cross-border commerce.

Japanese-Brazilians pose an elementary test case for a difficult transformation in Japan, which is notoriously unwelcoming to immigrants but facing a demographic squeeze.

Japanese-Brazilians pose an elementary test case for a difficult transformation in Japan, which is notoriously unwelcoming to immigrants but facing a demographic squeeze.

Emerging markets that seemed to be thriving recently are finding themselves caught in the worldwide panic.

Emerging markets that seemed healthy, even thriving, barely a month ago, are beginning to find themselves caught in the worldwide panic.

Emerging markets that seemed healthy, even thriving, barely a month ago, are beginning to find themselves caught in the worldwide panic.

It was a chilling scene for Paraguayans to watch on television armed Brazilian troops occupying the “Friendship Bridge” separating the two countries.

Brazil’s first truly national soccer museum is a reminder in this soccer-mad nation of how Brazilians became the most successful footballers the world has known.