Brazil

Israeli soldiers flee Netherlands following accusations of Gaza war crimes

Similar incidents are reported to have happened in 12 countries

‘Irish teenagers are so innocent. Where I’m from we learn not to be naive’

Viní Martins Araújo came from Brazil to Dublin in late 2023, to further his dance career

Ageing Brazilian president Lula irritable and isolated, but not easily replaced

With an approval rating of just 24%, the erstwhile trade union boss has never been as unpopular

Girl who sued over dog attack settles High Court action for €65,000

Alice Candido da Costa, three at the time, was living on Limerick farm when alleged attack occurred

Bolsonaro seeks political lifeline after coup charge

Charges come after two-year investigation into election-denying movement that culminated in riots

I’m Still Here: This tale of survival is doing Barbie business in Irish cinemas

Walter Salles’ Oscar-nominated film chronicles the abduction of Rubens Paiva and its aftermath during Brazil’s dictatorship

‘Eunice had a unique inner strength. It’s like a volcano that never spills’: Walter Salles on the Oscar-nominated I’m Still Here

The film, based on the real story of the forced disappearance of a dissident in 1970s Brazil, is a box-office sensation in its native Brazil despite right-wing calls for a boycott

Ireland and the EU need to forge a relationship with the Global South

Worldview: We need to forge a a rational, interest-based response to America First

What will €200,000 buy in Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and Wicklow?

A Tuscan farmhouse with an olive grove, a stone-cut home with mountain views and more

Forget the gym: Here’s four fitness lessons from around the world

From exercise parties to walking wherever you can, it is possible to stay healthy without signing up for a gym

Search for second smuggling crew after suspected €100m cocaine haul delivered off Kerry

Although five arrests have been made, gardaí suspect second group of smugglers brought cocaine ashore and transported it to Northern Ireland

Dublin food delivery riders on thefts and attacks: ‘They do it just for fun, it’s horrible’

Delivery riders are struggling with low pay and insufficient working hours, while the risk of attack means they avoid certain areas of the capital altogether

Irish debut authors 2025: It’s already shaping up to be a vintage year

There are several new books from debut authors to look forward to this year, including work from Garrett Carr, Róisín Lanigan, Elaine Garvey and more

Brazil mired in corruption whereby jurisprudence of courts yields to expediency of politics

Car Wash inquiry dug up evidence of multibillion-euro kickbacks involving Brazilian companies but its progress has gone into reverse in a landscape of judicial overreach likely to favour former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro

Over 160 workers in ‘slavery-like conditions’ found at BYD factory site in Brazil

Workers were hired in China by another firm and brought to Brazil irregularly, authorities say

Brazil’s president Lula leaves hospital after brain surgery

President will remain in São Paulo until at least Thursday when he is due to undergo a follow-up CT scan

Brazil’s president undergoes second procedure to stop brain bleed

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expected to leave hospital and return to Brasília at beginning of next week

Brazil’s Lula in intensive care after emergency brain surgery

President is ‘well’ following an operation to drain a bleed on his brain linked to a fall in October, government says

Terra dance artist Alessandra Azeviche: ‘What I connect with in Ireland is the oppression from the church within our bodies’

The Afro-Brazilian performer and teacher staged one of the hits of this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. It’s part of a cultural journey

Disappointing $300bn Cop29 deal could yet become a platform for much greater ambition

Financial agreement clearly short of what is necessary to support the most vulnerable countries and communities

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