Oct 07 Watch 4:10 Far-right populism rises in Brazil's presidential election By PBS News Hour Much like President Trump and other populist leaders around the world, a far-right candidate on Sunday was leading Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, a former fringe candidate, surged ahead in recent polling after he was stabbed nearly to death by… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 9:22 How Brazil nuts are helping protect the Amazon rainforest In Brazil, the temptation to clear more Amazon rainforest to meet the demand for meat and soybeans is huge. But deforestation could drive the world toward a climate change tipping point. Can Amazon residents balance conservation and economic potential? Special… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 10:05 Amazon forest guardians fight to prevent catastrophic tipping point In Brazil's Maranhao State, indigenous groups are battling a powerful logging mafia to protect the region's remaining and fragile Amazon rainforest. After years of decline, deforestation is again on the rise, threatening a terrifying climate change tipping point. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:10 Brazil museum's incalculable losses spark outrage Brazil's National Museum once held thousands of years of heritage. Now all that's left of Latin America's largest natural history museum, once home to 20 million artifacts, is smoldering debris. Nick Schifrin reports how the tragedy has also drawn anger… Continue watching
Sep 04 Out of the ashes of Brazil's National Museum fire, fragments of hope By Mauricio Savarese, Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press Firefighters found bone fragments from a collection in the still-smoldering National Museum, an official said Tuesday, raising hopes that a famed skull might somehow have survived a massive blaze that turned historic and scientific artifacts to ashes. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Gordon heads toward Gulf Coast In our news wrap Monday, the Gulf Coast is bracing for Tropical Storm Gordon, which could grow into a hurricane and reach land by Tuesday. Also, a U.S. soldier was killed in eastern Afghanistan and another was wounded. Officials said… Continue watching
Sep 03 Firefighters try to save relics as fire engulfs Rio museum By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press The esteemed museum, which houses artifacts from Egypt, Greco-Roman art and some of the first fossils found in Brazil, was closed to the public at the time of the fire, which broke out at 7:30 p.m. Sunday local time. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 29, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 29, growing tribalism on both ends leaves little room for debate in the political discourse, and after years of open borders, there’s backlash in Latin America as the Venezuelan migrant crisis becomes critical. Also,… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 4:00 Venezuelan refugee crisis faces a backlash across Latin America By PBS News Hour Five thousand Venezuelans flee the economic collapse at home every day and resettle across Latin America, a region with a tradition of open borders. But now, countries are facing a backlash. This month, the governor of Roraima in northern Brazil… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 8, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 8, dozens are dead and hundreds injured following a suspected poison gas attack in Syria, and President Trump appeals to his base with attacks on immigrants. Also, 20 years after the Good Friday Agreement… Continue watching