Trying to figure out whether South America is safe often feels like asking whether Europe or Asia is safe. It's one massive ...

South America's reputation usually swings between two extremes. There's the romantic side, with its mountains and beaches and ...

Off Brazil’s northeastern coast, where the sediment-heavy water of the vast Amazon River tips out into the Atlantic, are two very different types of treasure. The first is an ecological gem: a 3,600 ...