As 15-year-old Maria Duarte struggled to stay afloat off the coast of Brazil, all she could do was pray. On that fateful day, ...

Brazilian water and sanitation company BRK tapped the private sector arms of the IDB Group and French development agency AFD as part of a BRL825 million ($135 million) loan package to expand access to ...

People worldwide associate Brazil with Carnival, though in the northeastern city of São Luis is a little known ... across the city and state of Maranhão. Atlanta rapper OG Maco, who had viral ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Friday declared Brazil's Lençóis ... kilometers from São Luís, capital of the State of Maranhão.

Brazilian Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo saves 15-year-old girl from drowning in rough waters at Praia do Olho.

The Brazilian Olympic sailor used his kite equipment to save a young woman who drowned in the open waters of São Luís, in his ...