President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure Monday on America’s trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several ...

The planned 2,800 miles of rail line would stretch from Ilhéus, Bahia, in northeastern Brazil, through the Amazon and the ...

Socialism led to a once-rich country running short on toilet paper. Capitalism has put an impoverished country on the path to ...

No two places are the same in South America, so it’s hard to know which region to explore first. To help you with your decision, we’ve rounded up a list of the continent’s best countries for ...

EXCLUSIVE I've been to every country in South America - this is the best destination and the popular hotspot you should avoid. Alex Brown, 31, has visited all 12 of the continent's country and ...

THE republics of South America have looked outward to the sea rather than in the direction of their immediate neighbors. In the first place, they are essentially producers of raw materials whose ...

While Brazil needs no introduction, it certainly deserves one as the largest country in South America, and the fifth-largest country by area. However, between being a giant in terms of economy and ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights: Brazil has the largest standing army in South America with 360,000 active personnel and 340,000 in reserve forces The country’s paramilitary forces are also considerable ...

Suriname, the smallest country in South America, has Dutch as its official langauge. This is due to its past as a colony of the Netherlands until 1975, when the country gained independence.