Strategically located between Argentina and Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul is a hub for contraband and drug smuggling. Brazil’s southernmost state houses the country’s largest dry port, on the border with ...

Gisele Bündchen is ringing in 45 surrounded by the people who matter most. The supermodel gave fans a rare peek into her ...

Gisele Bündchen is celebrating another year of life. While the model and icon has opted for a more private life away from ...

Despite the bird flu outbreak reported in Rio Grande do Sul in May, Brazil's revenue from chicken meat exports to Arab countries in th ...

Rio Grande do Sul suffered severe and recurring droughts for half of the last decade, the most severe in 2012, with 1.8 million people affected. The events caused great harm to the state’s ...

In Rio Grande do Sul alone there are more than 150 mining projects that may leverage Brazil's new environmental code to their advantage. The president himself attacks NGOs and activists: he states ...

Much of the infrastructure across Rio Grande do Sul was damaged during the floods. Months later, some of the destruction, such as this collapsed bridge, have yet to be fixed.

Top Brazilian government officials have entered into talks with China and the EU to regain access to key sales markets lost ...

The number of people temporarily living in shelters in Rio Grande do Sul, South Brazil, has reached 80,826, as per figures released Monday (May 13).

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul or UFRGS) originated as the Escola de Farmácia e Química in 1895, which united with several other higher ...

The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) is a private non-profit Catholic university located in Porto Alegre, capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Eastern Brazil.