Sao Paulo, Brazil News

A man works at the Cidade Angra dos Reis offshore platform at the Lula oil field, about 300 km from the coast of Rio de Janeiro, February 16, 2011.

Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed to social change and is listening attentively to the many grievances expressed at the demonstrations.

Protestors gather in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant.

A demonstrator shouts during a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 17. Protesters massed in at least seven cities Monday for another round of demonstrations voicing disgruntlement about life in Brazil.

A demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday If there are burning barricades, crowds amassing across cities hundreds of thousands-strong, fights with riot police that leave protesters hospitalized, eyes streaming with tear gas, I can promise you one thing: ... (more)

Two Rockwall-Heath High School graduates who grew up in Heath as good friends flew to Sao Paulo Brazil recently to begin serving as full-time missionaries for the next 18 months for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .

Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as 'violence', during one of many protests around Brazil's major cities in Sao Paulo June 17, 2013.

Brazilians held their breath on Monday night as tens of thousands of demonstrators, placards and roses in hand, once again poured into the streets of the country's largest cities while phalanxes of black-clad riot police stood at the ready.

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Demonstrators gesture next to a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday June 17, 2013.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

Brazilians started a protest again a bus fare raise of $0,20 that seemed unfair compared to minimum salary raises in the past years.

After hanging up her Victoria's Secret Angel wings in 2007, Gisele Bundchen is now trying her hand at entrepreneurship.

Rescuers at a Ford Ka crash scene in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The locally produced model has a low-score safety rating.

It's the punchline of modern society - people visit a public establishment to grab a drink with their friends, only to ignore them for an electronic device.

Riot police were called up to keep demonstrators from getting too close to the stadium as thousands of fans arrived for the inaugural match in the nation's capital.

Chef Marco Moreira is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil and currently is the executive chef and owner of One-Five Hospitality.

Hundreds are readying to rally across the world to support thousands of Brazilian protesters who have been taking to streets across the country over skyrocketing crime rates, insufficient, overcrowded public transport and other calamities.

MundoGEO#Connect LatinAmerica 2013 receives the Brazilian and the International community MundoGEO#Connect LatinAmerica 2013, Conference and Trade Fair of Geomatics and Geospatial Solutions , will take place 18-20 June at the Frei Caneca Convention Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.