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Brazil Has High Hopes for a New Strain of Wheat - Rogério Vieira / DER SPIEGEL

Farming in the Tropics Brazil Has High Hopes for a New Strain of Wheat

A new wheat variety in Brazil thrives in high heat and arid climates. The country hopes it will not only lead the country to self-reliance, but also make it a major contributor to the global supply. By Nicola Abé and Rogério Vieira (photos)

The Dystopia of São Paulo Holds the Key To Brazil's Transformation - Rogério Vieira / DER SPIEGEL

City of Inequality The Dystopia of São Paulo Holds the Key To Brazil's Transformation

São Paulo is a symbol of inequality. The wealthy enjoy incredible luxury while the poor are left huddling beneath highway overpasses. A portrait of the dystopian New York of the south. By Nicola Abé and Rogério Vieira (Photos) in São Paulo

Young People from Poor Neighborhoods Set Out to Conquer the Digital World - Kristin Bethge

Brazil's Favela Tech Boom Young People from Poor Neighborhoods Set Out to Conquer the Digital World

Until recently, residents of poor neighborhoods in Brazil had little access to the digital world. But young people are now finding ways to earn money and recognition, while at the same time escaping their reality in the virtual world. By Nicola Abé and Kristin Bethge (photos) in Rio de Janeiro

A City in Brazil Experiments with the Unconditional Basic Income - Kristin Bethge / DER SPIEGEL

Socialist Utopia A City in Brazil Experiments with the Unconditional Basic Income

Like an island surrounded by the Brazil of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, the city of Maricá is testing a leftist totem: the unconditional basic income. It has proven its worth in the corona crisis. By Jens Glüsing in Maricá, Brazil

The Growing Debate over the Suspension of Vaccine Patents - Getty Images

A Dangerous Divide The Growing Debate over the Suspension of Vaccine Patents

The U.S. no longer want to enforce patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, but critics argue that this will do little to improve the lack of access in the developing world. Some are calling for much more ambitious solutions. By Marian Blasberg und Marco Evers

Countries That Let the Virus Run Rampant Are a Danger To Everyone - Danish Siddiqui / Reuters

Unleashing the Mutants Countries That Let the Virus Run Rampant Are a Danger To Everyone

Highly contagious coronavirus mutants have emerged in India and Brazil that are spreading around the world. If their advance isn't stopped, the virus might evolve – and we could then be facing a new pandemic with vaccine-resistant mutants.

"It's the Biggest Genocide in Our History" - Ricardo Stuckert

Ex-President Lula on Brazil's Corona Disaster "It's the Biggest Genocide in Our History"

In an interview, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the country's current leader, Jair Bolsonaro, shares blame for the country's 300,000 coronavirus deaths in one year. He is calling on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other leaders to join forces to make vaccines a public good. Ein Interview von Marian Blasberg, Jens Glüsing und Britta Kollenbroich

Schoolchildren Around the World Face a Steep Uphill Battle - Brian Otieno / GGImages / DER SPIEGEL

Generation Lockdown Schoolchildren Around the World Face a Steep Uphill Battle

Hundreds of millions of children around the world have been unable to attend school for months because of the pandemic. More than 24 million may never return. The future of an entire generation is at stake. By Marian Blasberg, Laura Höflinger, Katrin Kuntz und Fritz Schaap

The Skyrocketing Homeless Population of São Paulo - Rogério Vieira / DER SPIEGEL

Consequences of Corona The Skyrocketing Homeless Population of São Paulo

Teachers, white-collar workers, single mothers: The Brazilian middle class is collapsing amid the crisis brought by the coronavirus, and many are landing on the streets of São Paulo. But there may be a solution in sight. By Nicola Abé in São Paulo, Brazil

An Entire Country Suffers as President Sabotages Immunization Campaign - EVARISTO SA / AFP

Brazil’s Second Wave An Entire Country Suffers as President Sabotages Immunization Campaign

With the second wave of the COVID pandemic crashing over his country, Jair Bolsonaro has left his people in the lurch. Instead of battling the disease, Brazil's president prefers to peddle conspiracy theories. By Marian Blasberg

Assault on the Rainforest Continues in the Shadow of the Pandemic - Victor Moriyama / The New York Times / REDUXPICTURES / laif

Bolsonaro's Vendetta Assault on the Rainforest Continues in the Shadow of the Pandemic

As the country suffers under the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented attack on the Amazon is taking place in Brazil. President Bolsonaro is actively promoting slash-and-burn agriculture that threatens to destroy the region and further harm the climate. By Marian Blasberg

COVID-19 Lays Bare Brazil’s Deep Societal Divide - LEONARDO CARRATO / VII Mentor Program

The Empregadas and the Epidemic COVID-19 Lays Bare Brazil’s Deep Societal Divide

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Brazil harder than most other countries, in part because social inequality is so massive. Armies of maids commute between favela slums and middle-class neighborhoods. Taking a closer look at them tells a lot about the country. By Marian Blasberg

What the Death of a Maid Means for Brazil - RICARDO MORAES/ REUTERS

Coronavirus in South America What the Death of a Maid Means for Brazil

Well-off Brazilians have brought the coronavirus back home with them from their travels. Many of them also employ domestic workers from the country's favelas - who they're apparently unwilling to protect by telling them to stay home. Brazil's poorest class could make easy quarry for the disease. By Marian Blasberg in Rio de Janeiro

Amazon Tribes at Acute Risk from the Coronavirus - Taylor Weidman/ LightRocket/ Getty Images

"Extremely Vulnerable" Amazon Tribes at Acute Risk from the Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus poses a deadly threat to the indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest. But Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is doing nothing to protect them, says the former head of the government authority responsible for their protection. Interview Conducted by Marian Blasberg und Jens Glüsing in Rio de Janeiro

A Floating Courtroom Brings Justice to the Jungle - Andrzej Rybak

Brazil's Traveling Judges A Floating Courtroom Brings Justice to the Jungle

There are 14,000 people living in the remote Bailique archipelago in the Amazon delta, but the region is so remote that the state's presence is minimal. So every two months, a team of judicial officials comes to them and holds legal hearings -- on a boat. By Andrzej Rybak in the Bailique archipelago, Brazil

Dance School Offers Girls a Future in Notorious Rio Slum - Evgeny Makarov

Favela Ballet Dance School Offers Girls a Future in Notorious Rio Slum

In one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, one woman is using ballet to guide young girls away from a future of poverty and crime. But to keep her dance academy alive, she must constantly bend to the laws of the favela -- and contend with drug dealers and hostile politicians alike. Von Fabian Federl

'Bolsonaro Is Setting the Whole Country on Fire' - Luiz Maximiano / DER SPIEGEL

Ex-Brazilian President Lula 'Bolsonaro Is Setting the Whole Country on Fire'

In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, former Brazilian President Lula da Silva discusses the loneliness of his prison term, the U.S. influence on Brazil and the threats he says are posed by the country's current leader, Jair Bolsonaro. Von Jens Glüsing

New Brazilian President Takes Aim at the Amazon - Tommaso Protti

Swath of Destruction New Brazilian President Takes Aim at the Amazon

Jair Bolsonaro, the new Brazilian president, wants to open up protected indigenous territories in the Amazon rain forest to mining, cattle ranching and farming. The decision could be a fateful one for the global climate. Von Marian Blasberg, Marco Evers, Jens Glüsing und Claus Hecking

Brazil's Olympic-Sized Political Headache - Buda Mendes/ Getty Images

Shattered Dreams Brazil's Olympic-Sized Political Headache

On the eve of the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil is embroiled in its deepest political and economic crisis in decades. The countries elites are ensnared in scandal and President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment. Von Marian Blasberg und Jens Gluesing

Fighting the Most Dangerous Animal in the World - JAIME SALDARRIAGA/ REUTERS

Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Fighting the Most Dangerous Animal in the World

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries Zika, dengue fever and other illnesses, appears unstoppable. It is posing a unique threat to this year's Olympic Games in Rio and is rapidly spreading around the world. Europe, too, is at risk. Von Marian Blasberg, Hauke Goos und Veronika Hackenbroch

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