Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s tight presidential race in October, defeating far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and regaining the position he held between ...

BRASILIA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The heart of Portuguese monarch Dom Pedro I, who declared Brazilian independence from Portugal 200 years ago and was named "emperor" of Brazil, arrived from Portugal on ...

The 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence from Portugal in 1822 was celebrated by the country’s ruling class, led by President Jair Bolsonaro, with a noxious spectacle of “civil-military” ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated his nation’s Independence Day with the embalmed heart of the Portuguese king who declared Brazil independent 200 years ago. The embalmed heart of Pedro I ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated his nation's Independence Day with the embalmed heart of the Portuguese king who declared Brazil independent 200 years ago. The embalmed heart of Pedro I ...

OURO PRETO, Brazil (AP) — Removed from the bustling World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte lies a charming colonial town that gave birth to Brazil’s independence. Ouro Preto, a UNESCO world heritage ...

BRASILIA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The embalmed heart of the Portuguese monarch who declared the independence of Brazil from Portugal 200 years ago was received with the military honors of a head of state ...