Latin America

A man reads job advertisements in January 2017, in downtown Sao Paulo. Brazil is facing an unemployment crisis.

Brazil's Recession The Longest And Deepest In Its History, New Figures Show

5:51pm March 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Brazil's recession was already of historic proportions. Today, government figures from 2016 confirm that it has grown even worse. Nearly 13 million Brazilians are unemployed.

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Mexican Cement Company Looks To Profit From Border Wall

4:32pm March 06, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Bidding will open this week for companies seeking to build President' Trump's southern wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Among the companies that could benefit from the construction is Mexico-based CEMEX, one of the world's largest cement companies.

Rush Begins For Contractors Who Want In On Border Wall Construction

12:36pm March 06, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

A deadline has been set for firms interested in helping to build a wall along the southern border. Prototype ideas are due this week; the government plans to make some design decisions by mid-April.

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Former Haitian President Rene Preval, shown here in 2010 in Washington D.C., has died.

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Rene Preval, President Of Haiti For Two Terms, Has Died At 74

6:34pm March 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Preval has a mixed legacy. He was recognized as a hard worker, but widely criticized in his second term for what was seen as a weak and absent response to Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake.

The Capitol of Puerto Rico, Capitolio de Puerto Rico, in San Juan. Puerto Rico is under federal control, but isn't allowed voting representation in Congress, and residents can't vote for president.

Puerto Ricans Reflect On A Century Of (Limited) Citizenship

5:04pm March 02, 2017

by Greg Allen

People born in Puerto Rico have been counted as U.S. citizens since 1917, but residents of the island can't vote for president and don't have voting representation in Congress.

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Puerto Rico Celebrates 100 Years Of U.S. Citizenship

4:35pm March 02, 2017

by Greg Allen

It's been 100 years since President Woodrow Wilson signed a law making Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens. But it's a limited form of citizenship. Island residents can't cast ballots for president and don't have voting representation in Washington, D.C. A referendum to change Puerto Rico's political status is set for June.

Puerto Rican Migrants Search For Identity In Massachusetts

4:35pm March 02, 2017

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

For Puerto Ricans, the question of statehood and their status as American citizens makes identity a complicated topic. One Puerto Rico woman living in western Massachusetts talks about this tension.

Fanesca is made with grains and vegetables, and includes toppings such as peanuts, fried plantains, hard-boiled eggs and mini empanadas.

Ecuador's Fanesca Is A Lenten Soup Flavored With Centuries Of Tradition

12:35pm March 02, 2017

by Amy E. Robertson

This thick, creamy stew features 12 "grains" to represent the Twelve Apostles and cod to denote Jesus. It takes days and many hands to prepare, a meal befitting Ecuador's elaborate Lenten traditions.

Rexnord Finalizes Plans To Move Indianapolis Jobs To Mexico

4:38pm February 27, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Feltner, a machinist at the Rexnord plant in Indianapolis, which is moving operations to Mexico. President Trump took credit for preventing a Carrier plant, which is one mile away from the Rexnord plant, from moving some jobs to Mexico.

A woman draws water from a pool on Sunday after officials in Chile's capital city, Santiago, cut off the water supply.

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PHOTOS: Wild Weather In Chile Leaves Millions Without Access To Running Water

3:19pm February 27, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Authorities cut off service to the capital, Santiago, following torrential rains that contaminated the water supply. People are now scrambling to find alternative sources of drinking water.