Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazilians tighten their belts in the face of price rises for food and fuel

Short- and long-term measures are needed to stop the use of child soldiers

Why some Latin American countries allow young people to vote at 16

Mexico’s ideology of mestizaje, or racial mixing, obscures ingrained racism

A renowned concert pianist left it all behind to open a school on Easter Island

With chronic diseases on the rise, Brazil’s health-care headaches extend beyond the Coronavirus

Brazil’s health-care system struggles to offer uniform service in the country’s poorest areas

Chile’s health system attracts waves of foreign doctors but many can’t find jobs

Slavery is formally illegal in Brazil but in practice it is still widespread

Losing the privilege of hosting COP25 on Chilean soil in 2019 was not all bad