Syrian President to Meet German Chancellor in Brazil

Syrian President to Meet German Chancellor in Brazil ARK News.. Syrian sources reported that President Ahmad al-Sharaa will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz on the sidelines of the COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil. The Presidential Media...

COP30 is a chance for Brazil to lead on climate action and defend multilateralism on a global stage

Danielle Hanna Rached, professor1 2, Gabriela Marques Di Giulio, professor1, Deisy Ventura, professor1 2 1Global Health and Sustainability Program, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 2Institute of International...

Brazil's productive sectors uneasy with Selic kept at 15%

Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 10:51 UTC Brazil's industry, commerce, and trade sectors criticized the measure Brazil's Central Bank's (BCB) Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) decided on Wednesday to maintain the basic Selic interest rate at 15% per...

Kate Middleton makes big move as Prince William ventures in Brazil

Kate Middleton has finally settled down in her forever new home Forest Lodge with her three children Prince George, Princess Lilibet and Prince Louis. The Princess of Wales has uplifted her new eight-bedroom home with opulent decor from Marina...

Activists call for stronger climate commitments ahead of COP30 summit in Brazil

Published on 06/11/2025 - 11:28 GMT+1 Environmental activists projected messages about climate change onto iconic buildings in Rio de Janeiro as world leaders arrived in Brazil for the UN climate summit, COP30. The installations displayed slogans...

Brazilian Pop Star Anitta Has Traveled the World—but Her Favorite Place to Be Is Back Home in Rio de Janeiro

Growing up, the Brazilian singer Anitta didn’t travel a lot. “My family was poor, so we didn’t have money to go anywhere,” she said, speaking by phone from her home in Rio de Janeiro’s Barra da Tijuca neighborhood. Apart from a few trips to nearby...

Mexico’s president to press charges after man gropes her on street in broad daylight: ‘A line must be drawn’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Revealed: What happened when Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa met after Brazil 2008

Former McLaren communications director Matt Bishop spilled the beans on a paddock encounter between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa shortly after the conclusion of their 2008 Drivers’ Championship battle. One of the most thrilling title...

World leaders gather in Brazil’s Amazon for UN climate summit, heads of biggest polluters will be absent

Open this photo in gallery:Organizers are hoping this year’s Conference of Parties – known less formally as COP30 – will yield commitments of money and action to support the goals laid out.Eraldo Peres/The Associated Press World leaders descending...

Netflix and Embratur launch audiovisual tourism guide at WTM 2025 to promote Brazil

Netflix and Embratur (the Brazilian Tourist Board) announced during the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, the launch of a virtual travel guide designed to help travellers from around the world discover Brazil through the real-life locations...

Most in middle-income countries feel effects of climate crisis, willing to adjust lifestyle to reduce impacts

The findings came days ahead of the 30th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Belém, Brazil. Signs of climate anxiety were also visible in the populations studied, with most of the respondents saying...

Response Caravan: Indigenous people launch a symbolic journey through Brazil’s soy corridor to denounce deforestation

The Caravana da Resposta (Response Caravan) set off on November 4, 2025 from the epicenter of Brazil’s agribusiness frontier in Sinop, Mato Grosso. This marked the beginning of a 14-day mobilisation to unite more than 300 Indigenous peoples,...

Brazil president calls for stronger ties and shared climate leadership with PNG

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape (left) and Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the COP30 meeting this week (Image: Supplied) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called for a deeper and more strategic...

Prince William recreates famous Princess Diana photo in Rio de Janeiro

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Prince William follows in Princess Diana's footsteps in moving moment on Rio de Janeiro trip

Catriona Rigney Deputy Associate Editor, OK.co.uk and Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent in Rio de Janeiro 15:00, 05 Nov 2025Updated 15:01, 05 Nov 2025 The Prince of Wales during a visit to the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro The...

UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil’s Amazon

Organisers are hoping this year’s Conference of Parties - known less formally as COP30 - will yield commitments of money and action to support the goals laid out at previous such meetings, billing it as the “Implementation COP.” But they’ll have...

Here are the 5 issues to watch at COP30 in Brazil

Global leaders will gather in northern Brazil next week to begin the 30th annual Conference of the Parties, or COP30, the United Nations climate summit that takes stock of just how much the world’s nations are doing to address climate change — or,...

I Visited Rio de Janeiro With My Mom—Here's Everything We Wore, Ate, and Danced to in Brazil

Growing up, I listened to a lot of Bossa Nova. My mom has always loved the Brazilian music genre, born in Rio de Janeiro, for its relaxed, yet zestful vibe. As a result, the city has long occupied my daydreams as a place where vibrance meets...

Filmmaker, caregiver in Hawaii facing deportation to Brazil

COURTESY CHERYL BARTLETT Roggerio Carlos Barbosa Araujo, shown with his wife Cheryl Bartlett, is facing deportation. A filmmaker from Brazil allegedly living in the U.S. illegally for more than 25 years was arrested by federal agents in Hawaii and...

Prince William to spotlight environmental solutions in Rio de Janeiro with Earthshot Prize awards

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Prince William is preparing to announce the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday evening, the centerpiece of a three-day environment-focused trip in the Brazilian megalopolis before he heads to...