PALMAS, Brazil – Guaricema Pataxo's indigenous roots are the cornerstone of her identity. The 53-year-old great-grandmother lives on her Pataxo people's reservation and makes a living by hawking their ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Among Spanish-language talent, who has real marquee value in Latin America? A new study, by indie distributor Ana Luiza Beraba at Brazil’s Esfera Filmes, delivers a clear answer, ...

PALMAS, Brazil (AP) — Guaricema Pataxo’s indigenous roots are the cornerstone of her identity. The 53-year-old great-grandmother lives on her Pataxo people’s reservation and makes a living by hawking ...

Brazilians celebrated it as if it was another football title when Walter Salles' “Ainda Estou Aqui” (“I'm Still Here”) won the Oscar for Best Film in a Foreign Language. It was the first time a ...

A case identified during research by a federal appeal-court judge some 15 years ago illustrates the importance of the debate around linguistic diversity in the country. The sole official language of ...

For smartphone users deep in the Amazon, sending a text message in the Nheengatu language just got easier - giving their endangered native tongue a better chance of survival in the digital age.