The world’s forests are ablaze, under threat from illegal logging and disappearing due to the less dramatic environmental degradation wrought by drought and other signs of climate change. It’s part… Read more »
2019 brought more global attention to Africa’s tech scene than perhaps any previous year. A high profile IPO, visits by both Jacks (Ma and Dorsey), and big Chinese startup investment… Read more »
It didn’t take much for the founders of Cora, Brazil’s newest startup to tackle some aspect of the broken financial services industry in the country, to raise their first $10… Read more »
The former union leader and two-term president said his mission now was to “battle for democracy” Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to spearhead opposition to… Read more »
Sophia Wood Contributor Share on Twitter Sophia Wood is a Principal at Magma Partners, a Latin America-focused seed-stage VC firm with offices in Latin America, Asia, and the U.S. Sophia… Read more »
Thiago Paiva Contributor Share on Twitter Thiago Paiva is a fintech entrepreneur, writer and investor. He is the co-founder of Liquia Digital Assets, an investment platform for international investments using… Read more »
Senior official says funds should be spent on reforesting Europe and not on ‘colonialist practices’ Amazon fires: what is happening and is there anything we can do? A senior Brazilian… Read more »
World leaders offer $20m now plus reforestation plan, but critics want major policy shifts The G7’s pledge of $20m (£16m) to douse the fires in the Amazon has been dismissed… Read more »
President watches rightwing comic as pre-recorded speech to nation on fighting fires airs While the Amazon burned and Brazilians demonstrated their outrage, Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro went to a… Read more »
Brazil’s handling of forest fires set to top agenda of G7 countries at meeting in Biarritz this weekend Amazon fires: what is happening and is there anything we can do?… Read more »
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro lashes out at ‘sensationalist’ comments saying they were for ‘personal political gain’ France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has said the fires in the Amazon are an “international crisis”… Read more »
Brazilian president claims green groups behind blazes, which have increased 84% over same period last year The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has accused environmental groups of setting fires in the… Read more »
Brazil’s president calls for security forces and citizens who shoot alleged offenders to be shielded from prosecution Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has said he hopes criminals will “die in… Read more »
Another day, another mega round for a fintech startup. And this one is mega-mega. Brazil-based Nubank, which offers a suite of banking and financial services for Brazilian consumers, announced today… Read more »
Clip shows a bare-chested man with a spear, who is believed to belong to the Awá people, the world’s most threatened tribe Remarkable close-up footage that appears to show an… Read more »
As investors continue to move more aggressively into Latin America’s startup scene, there’s one industry that seems to be drawing more attention than any others — financial services. As wealth… Read more »
Doctours, a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. Founded by serial travel… Read more »
‘Father of bossa nova’ died on Saturday afternoon in his house in Rio de Janeiro Brazilian musician João Gilberto, 88, died on Saturday afternoon in his house in Rio de… Read more »
Investigation exposes how Brazil’s huge beef sector continues to threaten health of world’s largest rainforest The cows grazed under the midday Amazon sun, near a wooden bridge spanning a river…. Read more »
Nowports, a developer of software and services to track freight shipments from ports to destinations across Latin America, has aims to become the regional answer to Flexport’s billion dollar digital… Read more »
Failure leaves people in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil without electricity Millions of people across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil were left without power early on Sunday after… Read more »
Brex, the fintech business that’s taken the startup world by storm with its sought after corporate card tailored for entrepreneurs, is raising millions in Series D funding less than a… Read more »
The iPad mini is super enjoyable to use and is the best size tablet for everything but traditional laptop work. It’s very good and I’m glad Apple updated it. Using… Read more »
In an update to the chromium engine, which underpins Google’s popular Chrome browser, the search giant has quietly updated the lists of default search engines it offers per market —… Read more »
Populists on left and right have closed gap between rich and poor – but also eroded freedoms Populist presidents and prime ministers are associated with significant reductions in economic inequality… Read more »
While the world watches supporters of Guaidó and Maduro at the Colombian frontier, a remote region sees days of drama and fear On Saturday, presidents, music stars and activists backing… Read more »
Presidential challenger Juan Guaidó says he will urge foreign leaders to keep ‘all options open’ at a meeting on Monday At least four people have been killed and hundreds injured… Read more »
Via, the on-demand shuttle startup backed by Daimler, has expanded into South America. The company launched a service in Goiânia, Brazil with HP Transportes Coletivos, one of the country’s largest public… Read more »
Minas Gerais locals recall another dam collapse involving mining firm Vale as hunt continues for 292 people still missing The dirt road which once led to the Nova Estância guesthouse… Read more »
People evacuated after high water level warning at another Vale mining dam in Brumadinho An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture has been issued near Brumadinho, the same… Read more »