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LIFE
Brazil Street Carnival Ends with Foreign Voices Still Singing Loudly
On Rio’s last official carnival day, street blocos pulled in crowds again, including thousands of foreigners who danced imperfectly, sang…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Minimum Wage Fight Turns Courtrooms into Campaign Stages Again
On Jan. 1, Colombia’s new minimum wage landed on pay stubs and spreadsheets alike. Now a court has paused the…
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SPORTS
Brazilian Roots Meet Alpine Gold as Latin America Rewrites Winter Sports
Lucas Pinheiro just won Brazil’s first Winter Olympics medal, an alpine giant slalom gold that jolted South America’s sporting map.…
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Entertainment
Brazilian and Chilean Women Bring Berlinale Stories That Won’t Sit Still
At the Berlinale, two Latin American filmmakers arrive with different tools and the same nerve. Brazil’s Grace Passô premieres her…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Ecuador’s Roses Go Velvet and Rainbow to Win Young Buyers
Ecuador, a leading global rose exporter, is expanding beyond red bouquets with black blooms, rainbow petals, and velvet finishes targeting…
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ANALYSIS
Peru Ousts Jerí as Congress Keeps the Revolving Door Spinning
On Tuesday, Peru’s Congress removed interim president José Jerí just weeks before the April elections, adding to nearly a decade…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Costa Rica Unearths Giant Sloth and Mastodon Fossils, Rewrites Memory
In Costa Rica's Cartago province, a confidential dig has pulled giant sloth and mastodon remains from layered sediment after a…
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LIFE
Brazil Carnival Clowns Enter Hospital Halls and Shift the Atmosphere
In a public hospital in São Paulo's north zone, Carnival arrives with soft shoes and careful timing. A troupe of…
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AMERICAS
Cuba Blackouts Turn Elevators Into Traps and Kitchens Into Clinics
In Alamar, an eighteen-story building has learned to listen for silence. When the power cuts, an elevator can become a…
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ANALYSIS
Venezuela Amnesty Bill Stalls as Families Chain Themselves Outside Prison Walls
In Venezuela, a delayed amnesty vote collided with a country that no longer waits patiently. Outside a police command in…
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