Brazil’s discovery of a massive undersea deposit of natural gas could potentially alter its long-term energy strategy and also adversely affect neighboring Bolivia’s lucrative supply of hydrocarbons to its biggest customer.

President Inácio Lula da Silva's protogé Dilma Rousseff and rival José Serra poll neck and neck as the race heats up for Brazil’s October election.

President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Latin America to encourage investment at home while boosting Syria’s profile abroad.

Both on the field and off, Brazil has proven it is a nation on the move and the team to beat, writes COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth for a forthcoming issue PODER Hispanic.

The recent launch of Brazilian television throughout most of the African continent marked the latest sign of a growing economic and diplomatic relationship between Brazil and Africa.

In order to strengthen the rule of law and foster social peace in crime-ridden and insecure communities, steps must be taken "to develop the institutional and physical infrastructure to integrate deprived communities into the nation state and the legal market economy," writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in an article for The Huffington Post.

AS/COA’s annual São Paulo Conference explored Brazil’s role in the region and the world, economic prospects and trends, and key issues—such as innovation, technology, and clean energy—that may play a fundamental role in the country’s development.