Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre, has died at the age of 88.

Singer Gal Costa, an icon in the Tropicalia and Brazilian popular music movements has died at age 77.

Thousands of Brazilians are rallying in defense of the nation’s democracy.

Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix are calling on U.S. President Joe Biden to refrain from signing any environmental agreement with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro.