Arts & Culture

The 2012 Brazil Carnival was in full swing in Rio de Janeiro with millions of spectators viewing the celebration. Among the celebrities attending the famous event were Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, and American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez. More >

Suspected Peruvian drug traffickers recently overran a base of the National Indian Foundation in a remote region of Brazil’s Amazon, the foundation said Tuesday.

The base was “invaded and looted late July by Peruvian drug traffickers” who were armed and chased away members of an isolated tribe living in the area More >