Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways. By Ana Ionova Reporting from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

Gold has long symbolized power in Brazil, particularly during the colonial era, when vast quantities were extracted and sent to Portugal as symbols of wealth and dominance. This era of exploitation ...

more than six decades after the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Falklands/Malvinas case was speared by Brazil in ...