Brazil
Mining giants' assets blocked after Brazil dam collapse
A judge in Brazil has blocked the assets of mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale over the deadly collapse of a dam.
Zika fever linked to foetal damage
A mosquito-borne disease that has spread to the Pacific Islands is now reported to damage unborn children.
Nick Tyler: rethinking urban movement
Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering at University College London, and investigates the ways in which people interact with their immediate environments. He is also the Director of the UCL CRUCIBLE… Audio
Brazil arrests billionaire in Petrobras probe
One of Brazil's richest businessmen and a top senator have been arrested as part of a sweeping corruption probe into state oil giant Petrobras.
The Overseas Correspondents - Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
Rosberg wins again in Brazil
Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row and denied Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton a first win there.
Town evacuated amid fears over Brazil dam
A third dam is causing concern in Brazil after two other dams holding wastewater collapsed, swamping towns and killing at least eight people.
Little hope left in mudslide tragedy
Hopes of finding survivors of mudslides and floods in Brazil are fading, the governor of Minas Gerais state says.
Young NZ footballers 'devastated' after loss
The under-17 New Zealand football side is trying to come to terms with losing their World Cup round of 16 elimination match against Brazil in Chile.
'Huge interest' in Māori exhibition in Brazil
A Māori cultural exhibition that has just opened in Rio de Janeiro is generating huge interest, the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute says.
Amazon To Aotearoa - Dr Marcus Maia
A visiting Brazilian linguist will give a series of free public lectures, on the importance of nurturing indigenous languages globally. Dr Marcus Maia is an associate professor of linguistics at the… Audio
Womad 2015 Live: Jupiter & Okwess International
Live performances from 7 piece band Jupiter & Okwess International and highlights from Brazilian singer and songwriter Flavia Coelho. Audio
Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
Rio on last lap of Olympic preparations
Rio de Janeiro is stepping up the pace as it approaches the last lap of its Olympic preparations, but it's certainly not without its last minute problems. Audio
Sean McKenna in Brazil
This week the craft beer company Moa announced it was shipping 200,000 bottles to Brazil. So how is the craft beer scene in South America's largest country? Former Radio New Zealand producer Sean… Audio
Rio Olympics countdown
Jonathan Watts in Brazil as the country is about to start the one year countdown to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Audio
Pablo Pires Fernandes - Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
Our Own Odysseys: The Seventh Wonder
That Blind Woman Julie Woods with her husband Ron about their big trip to South and Central America to tick off visiting their seventh wonder of the world. Audio
Amazon dam and Nicaragua canal
Jonathan Watts of The Guardian is covering the building of a massive dam in the Amazon. Also plans for a huge canal in Nicaragua that would be 3 times as long and twice and wide as the Panama Canal. Audio
Brazil
Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil, pop. 201,032,714 (est. 2013)… Audio
