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  1. How ‘Daniel’ Led Our Reporters to an Assembly Line for Russian Spies Video, Yesterday

    For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case.

  2. As the Soviet Union Fell, Did the K.G.B. Leave a Gift in Brazil for Today’s Spies? World, Yesterday

    A forensic analysis of birth certificates used by deep-cover operatives suggests a tantalizing possibility.

  3. La fábrica de espías En español, Yesterday

    Los servicios de inteligencia rusos hicieron de Brasil un semillero de agentes encubiertos. Un equipo de agentes federales del país sudamericano ha estado desmantelándolo silenciosamente.

  4. A Fábrica de Espiões World, May 21

    A inteligência russa transformou o Brasil em uma linha de montagem de espiões. Mas policiais federais brasileiros trabalham, discretamente, para desmontá-la.

  5. Text Messages Between Russian Spies, Annotated World, May 21

    The messages offer a glimpse at life deep undercover. Our correspondents break down four revealing exchanges.

  6. The Spy Factory World, May 21

    Russia’s intelligence services turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives. A team of federal agents from the South American country has been quietly dismantling it.

  7. Xi seduce a Latinoamérica con promesas de cooperación tecnológica En español, May 13

    El líder chino Xi Jinping sugiere ampliar la colaboración con América Latina en “áreas emergentes”, como la energía limpia, las telecomunicaciones y la inteligencia artificial.

  8. Xi Woos Latin America With Promises of Cooperation on Technology World, May 13

    China’s leader Xi Jinping suggests expanding trade ties beyond buying commodities, as he continues to rally nations in the face of Trump’s tariffs.

  9. China corteja a Lula y a Latinoamérica tras el golpe arancelario de Trump En español, May 12

    El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, visitará Pekín esta semana, y Xi Jinping de China también se reunirá con altos funcionarios de otras naciones latinoamericanas y caribeñas para reforzar sus lazos.

  10. China Courts Lula and Latin America After Trump’s Tariff Shock World, May 12

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is visiting Beijing this week, and China’s Xi Jinping will also meet top officials from other Latin American and Caribbean nations to emphasize their ties.

  11. El impacto de la guerra comercial en tu parrilla: hamburguesas más caras En español, May 10

    Los estadounidenses consumen cantidades récord de res brasileña. Ahora, los aranceles y las guerras comerciales podrían hacer subir los precios en EE. UU. y enviar más carne a China.

  12. The Trade War’s Impact on Your Barbecue: Pricier Burgers World, May 10

    Americans are eating record amounts of Brazilian beef. Now, tariffs and trade wars could push up U.S. prices and send more of it to China.

  13. Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color World, May 9

    That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has brought joy to some Catholics.

  14. The 25 Gardens You Must See T Style, May 6

    We asked six horticultural experts to debate and ultimately choose the places that’ve changed the way we look at — and think about — plants.

  15. Planned Attack on Lady Gaga Concert in Brazil Is Foiled, Police Say Express, May 5

    Her free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach was not disrupted. The police said a group had planned to attack it with improvised explosives.

  16. Family Separation 2.0 The Daily, May 2

    Her father had lived in the United States for decades. He was sent back to Brazil as part of President Trump’s deportation operation.

  17. Brazilian Nun Who Was World’s Oldest Person Dies at 116 Obits, May 2

    Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas received a blessing from Pope Francis when she turned 110. She would have turned 117 in a few weeks.

  18. El café brasileño involucra trabajo forzoso, según denuncias ante EE. UU. En español, April 27

    Un grupo de vigilancia solicitó al gobierno de Trump que bloqueara las importaciones de café que, según afirma, se producen con trabajo forzoso similar a la esclavitud moderna.

  19. Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities Foreign, April 25

    Two legal actions seeking U.S. government intervention say that some of the coffee bought by major American retailers is harvested in conditions that amount to slavery.

  20. Plates Full of Beauty and History in Upper Manhattan Special Sections, April 23

    New additions to Adriana Varejão’s acclaimed “Plate” series are showing at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library, in her first solo museum exhibit in New York.

  21. Bolsonaro enfrenta posibles cargos penales por falsificar registros de vacunación En español, March 19

    La investigación sugiere que el expresidente de Brasil obtuvo la idea de falsificar su cartilla de vacunación para viajar a Estados Unidos de su ayudante Mauro Cid.

  22. Brazil Police Recommend Criminal Charges Against Bolsonaro Foreign, March 19

    The federal police accused the former president of falsifying his Covid-19 vaccination records.

  23. How Telling Stories to My Daughter Got Me Through the Darkest Times Op Ed, January 1

    Amid an unhinged far-right presidency and a devastating pandemic, it was a lifeline.

  24. Como contar histórias para minha filha me ajudou nos tempos mais difíceis Opinion, January 1

    Em meio a uma tresloucada presidência de extrema direita e uma pandemia devastadora, foi uma tábua de salvação.

  25. Brazil’s Police Raid Bolsonaro Home in Fake Vaccine Cards Case Foreign, May 3

    The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States.

  26. A Visa Backlog Abroad Is Taking a Toll Inside the U.S., Too Travel, April 13

    The pileup has left visitors from places like Brazil, Colombia, India and Mexico waiting months, even a year or more, to visit family or do business in America.

  27. O que as Favelas Brasileiras Podem nos Ensinar sobre Confiança Opinion, April 11

    A comunidade faz uma grande diferença em tempos de pandemia.

  28. La gran lección pandémica de las favelas de Brasil En español, April 11

    Las autoridades deben aprender a ganarse la confianza de las comunidades, que sin su apoyo han tenido que coordinarse para sobrevivir.

  29. Brazil’s Favelas Offer Lessons in Building Trust Op Ed, April 9

    Community goes a long way in pandemics.

  30. Your Monday Briefing: China Reopens Dining, January 8

    Also, Brazilians storm government offices and the Times investigates a 2021 Kabul airstrike.

  31. El virus olvidado: investigadores y familias afectadas por el zika tienen problemas para encontrar apoyo en Español, August 17

    Algunos bebés que nacieron con las devastadoras consecuencias de la enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos ya tienen 7 años, pero la covid ha acaparado la atención del mundo.

  32. El virus olvidado: investigadores y familias afectadas por el zika tienen problemas para encontrar apoyo en Español, August 17

    Algunos bebés que nacieron con las devastadoras consecuencias de la enfermedad transmitida por mosquitos ya tienen 7 años, pero la covid ha acaparado la atención del mundo.

  33. The Forgotten Virus: Zika Families and Researchers Struggle for Support Science, August 16

    Some babies born with devastating birth defects from the mosquito-borne illness are 7 now, but Covid turned the world’s attention away.

  34. Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives Science, July 15

    Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.