The pope calling gender choice “terrible” may slow the region’s fledgling trans rights movement, but a series of legal victories are cause for optimism.

The first-ever rock climbing facility in a Brazilian favela opened just ahead of the Olympics with support from famed American climber Alex Honnold.

It’s easy to be constantly frustrated in Rio de Janeiro. Just follow these steps.

The same trait that got Brazil into this Olympic-sized mess will also (eventually) lead them out, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.

Prisons from Brazil to El Salvador are severely overcrowded, leading to violence and gang activity. Here is AQ's overview on where the region stands.

The first-ever Guaraní translation of Don Quixote was recently completed, part of a growing effort by scholars and officials to embrace Paraguay’s indigenous language.

The ubiquitous 'completo' epitomizes the fast food scene in Chile.