Jair Bolsonaro, the blustery hard-right candidate described as “a Brazilian Donald Trump,” appears headed for the presidency.
Jair Bolsonaro has been in the fringe far right for most of his political career. Now, he is the front-runner in Brazil’s presidential race.
The museum director said that 80 percent of the fossil had been found after a huge fire ripped through the National Museum last month.
The midterm elections are 17 days away. Here is a collection of coverage from The New York Times and elsewhere on efforts to mislead voters on social media and the wider internet.
Social platforms have a responsibility to address misinformation as a systemic problem, instead of reacting to case after case.
Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, is trying to prove it can curb the spread of false news. But the app’s design makes it difficult.
The country is divided between a far-right candidate who advocates fighting violence with violence, and a leftist rival. The increasing animosity has led to more than 70 attacks on political opponents.
Ahead of a critical election, the messaging app has become a sea of toxic misinformation — but it’s not too late to halt the tide.
The next president of Brazil may shape the destiny of the Amazon, which is vital to reining in climate change. The stakes for the planet are huge.
“He sounds like us,” David Duke, a former grand wizard, said of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate. “Enormous stupidity!” Mr. Bolsonaro responded.
With more than 200 artists, the São Paulo exhibition is a hemispheric treasure chest about resistance to racism. Its timing is apt.
Neither of the two presidential candidates has offered a comprehensive plan for an increasingly shaky economy.
Her unique voice — at times piercing, sometimes hoarse, often loaded with melancholy — powered a wildly successful recording career.
Her unique voice — at times piercing, sometimes hoarse, often loaded with melancholy — powered a wildly successful recording career.
Despairing over corruption and violence, Brazilians appear ready to give up their hard-won democracy for a president who can provide stability.
A dangerous right-wing populist who preys on division and disunity looks to be headed for the presidency.
Fed up with corruption and violence, Brazilians tilted toward the far-right candidate and his promise of an iron fist. He will face Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party.
A far-right candidate who was a marginal political figure as recently as a year ago has emerged as the front-runner in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday.
A year ago, many in Brazil regarded Representative Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential bid as fanciful. He has defied the country’s laws of political gravity.
Maya Gabeira set the women’s biggest-wave surfing record. Her biggest challenge? Creating a women’s category she could compete in.
Brazilian presidential politics have spiraled into chaos. What’s a voter to do?
The photographer Gabriela Portilho examines personal style as a statement of identity, culture and strength on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil.
Once a leader in protecting the region’s vast forests, Brazil is now moving in the opposite direction.
Women are organizing a social media campaign and street protests to voice anger at Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate known for sexist comments.
In the Brazil of my childhood, we battled hyperinflation to buy ice cream.