AS/COA hosted Izabella Teixeira, Brazil's minister of the environment and Lisa Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to discuss the priorities and challenges of the Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability.

A recent celebration in a small Brazilian town reveals that the Amazon is grappling with many of the same gay rights issues as the rest of the world.

Escaping a protracted humanitarian crisis, Haitians have begun migrating to Brazil for jobs. Furthermore, Brazil is adopting a new approach to its relations with the Caribbean country.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has stepped out of her predecessor’s shadow and proven herself as a leader. But what challenges lie ahead in 2012?

Brazil helped lead global climate change talks in South Africa. But environmentalists warn new Brazilian legislation may spur deforestation.

Brazil and Mexico could provide funds to the IMF to aid ailing European economies. But in a shaky global market, Latin American economies may opt to focus on economic policies at home.

Popular support to combat corruption is growing in Brazil, as President Dilma Rousseff dismisses wrongdoers from her cabinet and new clean-record laws aim to block offending candidates from office.