The campaign ahead of the second round election on October 31 will allow Dilma Rousseff to be better prepared for the realities of politics once she is likely confirmed as president.

Dilma Rousseff, heir apparent of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, won Sunday's election but fell a few points short of the majority vote needed to avoid a second round. She faces José Serra in an October 31 runoff and remains the favorite.

Part travelogue, part policy analysis, the book offers Rohter’s account of the turnaround Brazil has undergone since emerging from military dictatorship in 1985. Access a summary of the AS/COA book launch.

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.