If you want to know Brazil, people often suggest you learn Portuguese, and point to the words “obrigado” (thank you) or “saudade” (a sense of longing) as entry points. But these days, Brazilian ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — A plump woman strolling through a Mexican market might be showered with affectionate cries of gordita (fatty). In Argentina, feo (ugly) can be a term of endearment. Even here ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory ...

The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would prefer his fellow citizens to describe him as a vertically challenged, well-nourished supporter of liberal causes–and not as a ...

Residents across Brazil were invited to a "party" on social media – the festa invites were a series of thinly disguised metaphors to gather at a complex of government buildings known as Praça dos Três ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory ...