Cry for themWith the domestic game in the doldrums and accusations of a lack of bottle, an enigmatic Lionel Messi carries the burden for ArgentinaFri Jun 06 2014 - 12:00
Cachaça: the drink that mirrors Brazil’s history and economyWith football and samba, caipirinha is central to Brazil’s cultural identityFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s people: music producer David McLoughlinKildare man made São Paulo his home 20 years agoFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Brand Neymar scores with Brazil’s emerging consumersFootballer’s humble origins and playful style endear him to ordinary BraziliansThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:01
Osmar Santos: ‘Football is a means of speaking to all the population’Brazil’s people: The commentator on a vital time for his country - on and off the pitchThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:00
Crime fears prompt Brazilian security blitz before World CupSaturation security a sticking plaster on systemic weakness, critics argueWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
World Cup glare exposes political divideState football body is repository of a more reactionary and violent BrazilTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
World Cup interview: Richard David CourtThe English-born musician moved to Brazil in 1972 and became one of the country’s biggest pop starsTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
On eve of World Cup Brazil struggles to fulfil ambitionsInfrastructure promised for World Cup has fallen well shortMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Brazil: unready for kick-offFootball’s first nation should be celebrating the start of the World Cup, but unfinished stadiums, tear-gassed protesters and homeless occupations have instead grabbed headlinesSat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Few surprises in Brazil World Cup squadScolari excludes Kaka as he names group of 23 for Rio 2014Thu May 08 2014 - 01:00
Latest protests underscore Maduro’s disappointing year as Venezuelan presidentAnalysis: many are increasingly desperate at the state’s inability to control violent crimeSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Fyffes aside for Ecuador, Japanese rider requests plenty of bubblyFruit, Jacuzzis and games consoles among the World Cup teams’ special requests in BrazilFri Apr 25 2014 - 08:00
Nobel laureate who gave voice to Latin AmericaGarcía Márquez emulated his grandmother’s storytelling waysSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Dwyer family urges more pressure on Bolivia over killingCall on fifth anniversary of Michael Dwyer’s death comes as trial of two companions close to collapseWed Apr 16 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s army sent to clean up slum before World CupSoccer fans assured they will be safe after violent clashes in Rio favelaWed Apr 02 2014 - 01:00
Prosecutor in Michael Dwyer case flees BoliviaMarcelo Soza, who led inquiry into Irishman’s killing, claims persecution by Morales governmentFri Mar 14 2014 - 01:00
Dirty War actions of Pope Francis still divisive in an Argentina scarred by dictatorshipFamilies of the ‘disappeared’ are cynical about the pope’s status as a moral leaderThu Mar 13 2014 - 01:00
World Cup winner Ronaldo fails to score on reforming zeal with Brazilian faithfulFormer player identified with contentious effort to modernise Brazilian footballFri Feb 28 2014 - 01:00
Brazil’s cup of discontent brimming with ugly racism and violencePoliticians hope for end to killings and vigilante actions ahead of World CupTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:09
Argentina’s ‘victorious decade’ ends with boom turning to bustPresident Cristina Kirchner’s lauded economic policies are unravelling as the country sinks into a long-predicted crisisFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:10
Fugitive Brazilian ex-banker convicted of corruption arrested in ItalyFormer director of state-owned bank used passport of his brother who died in 1978Thu Feb 06 2014 - 16:43
‘Little strolls’ by rubber bandit and friends expose racial inequalities in BrazilThe middle classes of Brazil are loath to share their exclusive public spacesFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Brazilian police blamed for wave of killings in CampinasTwelve people killed execution-style after murder of off-duty police officerTue Jan 14 2014 - 17:02
Fifa president strikes a discordant note at World Cup drawBlatter interrupts a minute’s silence with calls to ‘celebrate humanity, celebrate Nelson Mandela and most of all celebrate football. Applaud please!’Sat Dec 07 2013 - 07:25
World Cup 2014 organisers admit major grounds for concernDraw takes place against background of three stadiums being well behind scheduleFri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00
European Parliament calls for Michael Dwyer inquiryBolivia expresses ‘indignation’ at resolution passed by MEPsSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:01
Kirchner party trounced in mid-term electionsReversal for Argentina’s ruling party reflects dissatisfaction over economy, rising crime and corruptionTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:01
Argentinian voters set to elect Peronist candidate . . . or Peronist candidateThe country’s ruling party has turned into its own oppositionSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:01
Brazil stumbles after failure to implement fiscal reformPoster boy for emerging markets pays price for failure to invest and distrust of private sector involvement in projectsFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Brazil plan to import 4,000 Cuban doctors meets oppositionMedical group claims under-qualified medics without Portuguese will endanger patients’ livesSat Aug 24 2013 - 01:00
European engineering firms at centre of Brazilian cartel investigationAlstom and Siemens also accused of paying bribes to public officialsWed Aug 21 2013 - 01:00
Michael Dwyer survived Bolivian shoot-out, court toldDefendant testifies he saw Irishman at Santa Cruz airport after 2009 police raid on hotelMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Brazilian police sentenced for role in 1992 prison massacreTwenty five members of elite Rota group convicted for part in killing 111 inmatesMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Pope in effort to reach out to gay CatholicsFrancis holds out little hope of any review of church doctrines on sexuality or women priestsMon Jul 29 2013 - 18:18
Pope in effort to reach out to gay CatholicsPope acknowledges exodus of Catholics to Pentecostal churches across Latin AmericaMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Pope shows star quality as one million pilgrims gather in RioRapturous reception from biggest crowd yet during Francis’s week-long visit to BrazilSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:04
Pope condemns inequality on visit to slumLarge enthusiastic crowds greet Francis in ramshackle favela of VarginhaFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Pope Francis urges youth to reject ‘fleeting idols’Pontiff given rapturous reception by Brazilian faithfulThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Pope well versed with symbolism grasps importance of Rio visitWhile he is in Brazil, Pope Francis can indicate in which direction he intends to lead the Catholic ChurchThu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00
Protests break out after pope’s arrival in BrazilEuphoria leads to violence as protesters take to the streetsWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
Pope visits Brazil amid growing tensionFears that renewed trouble could mar Pope Francis’s stay in RioMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Are the days of Latin America’s guerrillas over?While the tradition of the guerrilla has declined, electoral politics has seen Latin America’s left make huge advances, painting much of the region’s map red during the past decadeSat Jul 20 2013 - 06:54
Farc may adapt ‘North-style’ peace dealColombian rebel leader gives clearest signal yet of end to decades of insurgencyWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:01
Historic opportunity to end 50 years of bloodshed in ColombiaIf a deal is struck with the Farc, it could help rebuild a shattered ColombiaWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:01
Brazil’s political elite waste no time in backtracking on promises to clean up corruptionPoliticians heard the protesters’ message and moved quickly to do nothingTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Fifa anxious about World Cup after Brazil protestsA popular insurrection threatens the football body’s model of getting countries to pay to host even as it takes most of the profitsThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Further street protests in Brazil marked final of Confederations CupTournament overshadowed Brazil’s biggest street demonstrations in decadesMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Radical group that sparked Brazil protests steps back from nascent reformist agendaFree Pass group prefers to fight on concrete issues affecting poorThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:04
