South America is a destination where grandeur adventure and culture converge to create an unparalleled travel experience From the vibrant rhythms of Rio de Janeiro to the untouched beauty of Patagonia ...

Join Highlands Center for Natural History at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, as they are joined by Shelby Tisdale, Ph.D. award ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...

After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship torpedoed and sunk by Nazi Germany was definitively confirmed by Brazil’s ...

The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies, sailors ...

Brazil was the only South American country to send troops overseas in World War II. Throughout the Battle of the Atlantic, German U-boats patrolled Brazil’s coast, sinking some 34 vessels and ...