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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, who is running for re-election with the Workers Party, PT, speaks during a campaign news conference at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. President Rousseff will face challenger Aecio Neves in a second-round vote in Brazil's most unpredictable presidential election since the nation's return to democracy nearly three decades ago. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil presidential contenders face off in debate

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · October 14, 2014 11:09 pm

Marina Silva, presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, PSB, who finished third in the first-round of Brazil's presidential election, smiles during a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Silva gave her endorsement Sunday to the leading opposition candidate Aecio Neves in the runoff with President Dilma Rousseff set for Oct. 26. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilian opposition candidate endorses Neves

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · October 12, 2014 10:43 pm

Aecio Neves, presidential candidate of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party, PSDB, waves during a press conference in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. Official results showed Sunday that President Dilma Rousseff will face challenger Aecio Neves in a second-round vote in Brazil's most unpredictable presidential election since the nation's return to democracy nearly three decades ago.(AP Photo/Eugenio Savio)

Overlooked opponent faces uphill battle in Brazil

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · October 7, 2014 4:00 am

Anti-gay remarks at debate spark anger in Brazil

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · September 30, 2014 2:05 am

Marina Silva, presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, PSB, left, and Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, presidential candidate for re-election of the Workers Party (PT), look on, prior to a presidential debate organized by Brazil's Bishops Confederation in Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Brazil will hold general elections on Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil election may change diplomatic direction

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · September 17, 2014 4:02 am

Doubts surround plane in Brazil campaign

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 28, 2014 11:41 pm

In this Aug. 8, 2014 photo, girls participate in a ballet class at the House of Dreams dance studio in Crackland, one of the roughest neighborhoods in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. Growing up amid drug dealers and addicts, some girls have yet to learn how to read. Yet they are learning the graceful art of ballet courtesy of a local church group that also offers them food, counseling and Bible studies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Girls from Brazil’s favelas find escape in ballet

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 25, 2014 4:06 am

2 beheaded, 1 more killed in Brazilian prison riot

2 beheaded, 1 more killed in Brazilian prison riot

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 24, 2014 11:56 pm

Brazil party replacing candidate who died in crash

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 16, 2014 11:39 pm

Candidate’s sudden death transforms Brazil race

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 14, 2014 3:58 pm

Energy and Environment

Brazil’s biggest city faces rationing amid drought

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 13, 2014 10:21 pm

HIV infections rise, thwart Brazil’s AIDS efforts

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · August 9, 2014 7:06 am