Sonia Ferreira's two-storey house with a pool and garden on the Brazilian coast was yet another casualty ... their battles to the ocean up and down Brazil's 8,500km of Atlantic coastline.

Sharks found off the coast of Brazil’s party city Rio de Janeiro have tested positive for cocaine. The predators were consuming the potent stimulant due to its continuous release from inadequate ...

Some biomes are inland, such as the Pantanal. Most people live in the south and east of Brazil. Greater numbers of people are found along the coast and around main cities, such as Rio de Janeiro ...