The furor started as soon as the cartoon was posted on a Brazilian website, Paraná Online. A hairy monkey ponders: “Obama will have for lunch for baião-for-two [a traditional rice-and-beans dish ...

Relations between the U.S. and Brazil are strained by conflicting alliances in the Ukraine war. Decades ago, a Disney cartoon parrot and Carmen Miranda once played a part in U.S.-Brazilian diplomacy.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- President Joe Biden’s first, much belated southern boarder trip to EL Paso, Texas, then on to Mexico City, could also include a stop at Mar-a-Lago to see if the former President of ...

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Cynthia Santos has a piece of advice for film buffs in her Brazilian Cauldron: do not miss the First Brazilian Film Week that takes place from November 15th through 18th in Washington DC, all free.

Once upon a time, “Woody Woodpecker” was a hugely popular cartoon series, but you don’t see it much these days. It apparently still has a following in Brazil. At least that’s what I gleaned from ...