Catherine Osborn

Pelé appears at Pelé: The Collection, presented by Julien's Auctions in London on June 1, 2016.

Pelé, who made soccer 'The Beautiful Game,' dies at 82

Catherine Osborn

Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

Ulisses Xavier, 52, who has worked for 16 years at Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, makes wooden crosses to supplement his income. The cemetery has seen a surge in the number of new graves after the outbreak of COVID-19.

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The Worst Of COVID-19 Should Be Over For 1 Hard-Hit Brazilian City. But It's Not

Catherine Osborn

The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet...

Flaviane da Conceição, 40, a self-employed house cleaner, poses for a photo at her home in the Cidade de Deus favela on July 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A single mother of three, she applied for government emergency aid at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and it helps her support her family.

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Coronavirus-Hit Brazil Considers Major Public Funds For Poor And Unemployed

Catherine Osborn

Pandemic emergency aid gave an unlikely ratings boost to President Jair Bolsonaro, who has criticized welfare and protested virus prevention measures. Now he's weighing further social spending.

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Indigenous Brazilians Come Together To Defend Amazon Forest Against Fires

Catherine Osborn

Indigenous Brazilians are joining forces to defend the Amazon forest from fires set by invaders on their land. More than a dozen indigenous groups met recently to strategize.

Demonstrators march on Friday in São Paulo, Brazil, holding a banner with a message that reads in Portuguese: "The Amazon belongs to the people." Brazilians staged protests across the country throughout the weekend demanding action to combat the fires in the Amazon.

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SOS From Brazil's Amazon Fire Protesters: 'We Need The World's Help Right Now'

Catherine Osborn

Protesters took to the streets across Brazil this weekend to voice outrage over the fires burning through the Amazon.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends an event to celebrate 211 years of the creation of the Brazilian Marine Corps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday

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Brazil's President Faces Backlash For Posting Salacious Carnival Video

Catherine Osborn

Jair Bolsonaro, who assumed office in January, has found himself on the wrong side of allies and critics alike after he tweeted a video showing two men engaged in lewd behavior.

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Mine Executives In Brazil Step Down After Deadly Dam Collapse

Catherine Osborn

Several top executives of a Brazilian iron mine company have stepped down temporarily after a government investigation into January's deadly dam collapse. About 300 people were killed.