The leaders of Asian, African and Latin American countries took part in the 14th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the 7th BRICS summit that took place in the Russian city of Ufa on July 8-10, 2015. The BRICS summit, most importantly, resulted in the decision to launch […]

Less than a month remains until the 14th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the 7th BRICS summit. Both events will be held in the Russian city of Ufa on July 8-10, 2015. The meetings will take place at a joint discussion platform for up to 3,000 guests […]

The creation of the New Development Bank (NDB) became one of the most debated outcomes of the 6th BRICS summit which took place in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza on July 15–17. According to the declaration signed on the first day of the summit, the capital of the BRICS’ new […]

As the most prestigious tournament in world football draws ever closer, billions of fans will begin making preparations to celebrate Brazil 2014 in style. Each country will welcome the World Cup in its own traditional way, with towns and cities cladded in the national colours to coincide with the carnival […]

On Thursday the 12th of June 2014 an event, arguably the most popular in the world, will begin once again after its four-year sabbatical. I am of course referring to the football World Cup hosted by Brazil. With under seven months to go we can expect to look forward to […]

There was once a cheater called Renan Calheiros. He was born in Alagoas, Brazil. In the seventies, during Brazil’s military dictatorship, he stood for democracy and the end of a bi-partisan era, affiliating himself to the Brazilian Democratic Movement (Movimento Democrático Brasileiro). Fast forward a few decades later, as the […]

Brazilian conductor Zeli Leite’s life was completely changed after his daughter was diagnosed with autism. Nowadays, he travels the world raising money for the cause and helping other parents through his experience. When I received an email confirming the date of our interview one point on it grabbed my attention […]

Sebastian Vettel became the youngest ever triple Formula One World Champion today after a scintillating climax to the 2012 season at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The destiny of the championship see-sawed repeatedly during the race, which saw Britain’s Jenson Button win in seriously damp conditions. The race began only seconds […]