Sep 16 Conversation: Considering Clarice A major literary celebrity in Brazil, Clarice Lispecter's work ran the gamut from articles in women's magazines to compelling, philosophical novels. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Other News: General Motors Strikes Tentative Saturn Deal In other news, General Motors Struck a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand, and Brazilian investigators said the debris they discovered in the Atlantic Ocean was not from Air France Flight 447. Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Other News: 4 U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghanistan, Iraq In other news, 4 U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a Brazilian navy helicopter recovered the first wreckage from an Air France flight that was lost over the Atlantic Ocean Sunday. Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Other News: Pilots Spot Air France Flight Wreckage In other news, Brazilian pilots found evidence of flight wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean along an Air France's flight path that disappeared en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Sunday, and an American soldier was killed by a roadside… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Pilot Details Possible Troubles Faced by Air France Flight Pilot Ben Berman discusses the possible problems that an Air France flight en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris feared lost over the Atlantic Ocean may have encountered in a strong storm. Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch Air France Jet Lost Over Atlantic With 228 Aboard An Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris is feared lost over the Atlantic Ocean after likely experiencing electrical failure in a strong storm. Carl Dinnen of Independent Television News updates the story. Continue watching
Jun 01 Missing Air France Plane Presumed to Have Crashed By PBS News Hour An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean and went missing Monday, according to officials. Continue reading
Mar 13 Latin American Countries Worlds Apart in Economic Downturn By PBS News Hour With the global economy in a tailspin, some Latin American countries are feeling the effects of slumping trade and a drop in remittances from people in the United States, while others appear to have been spared for now. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Brazil’s Economic Boom Marred by Social Inequalities Brazil is on track to become an economic powerhouse in the 21st century, but gaping social inequalities still plague this country of 187 million. Simon Marks offers the first in a series of reports from Brazil on the country's economic… Continue watching
Jun 05 World Leaders Pledge to Ease Food Crisis After Political Squabbling By PBS News Hour World leaders at a United Nations food summit pledged Thursday to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat the food crisis that is spreading hunger and violent unrest across the globe. Continue reading