On 21 April 1960 President Juscelino Kubitschek led the inauguration ceremony for Brazil's purpose-built capital Brasilia - replacing Rio de Janeiro as the federal capital and seat of government.

Brazilian and Italian authorities said they launched two joint operations on Tuesday aimed at dismantling a scheme to send cocaine from South America to Europe using cargo ships or airplanes. The ...

A man who tried to attack Brazil's Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia on Wednesday evening has died after apparently detonating the explosives he was carrying. Police have named the man as ...

The blasts come five days before the G20 heads of state meet in Rio de Janeiro, followed by a state visit to the capital Brasilia by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The first of two explosions went ...

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said that the structure of international relations is becoming more and more complex BRASILIA, October 18. /TASS/. Russia calls on BRICS ...