As the developing world’s middle class approaches the one billion mark, the economies of China and India are home to the majority of the emerging middle class poses challenges and opportunities.

WIth Brazil’s global clout comes increased focus on its role as the world’s breadbasket and whether the increasing strain on its land is too high a price to pay.

Two years ago I said that Brazil will define this decade, and 20 percent into the 2010s, I am sticking to my guns. From energy to architecture, Brazil IS the world’s stage.

Morro de São Paulo offers visitors to Brazil’s Bahia plenty of quiet and little transport options other than wheelbarrows and an occasional tractor.

With Brazilians’ love of the water and sports including swimming come the need for rigorous lifeguard training. And that training offers amusing and seductive scenery.

One of the best places to visit anywhere are a city’s public markets, and this is true of Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. Food overall in Bahia is tasty and rustic, and there is one element that you have got to embrace to give your meals some extra punch: peppers. You will not have much [...]

Daniela discussed her country, her upbringing in Bahia, and her music with Makeda Dread at the WorldBeat Center in San Diego.

The intricate steps Daniela Mercury and her supporting dancers mastered on the stage keep her North American performances moving at a breathtaking pace.