In the study, Brazil stands out for its progress in closing the gender gap over the past two decades.

Brazil’s increasingly powerful evangelical church and its progressive movements are both pushing to refine Carnaval to match their often opposing priorities.

Dayse Paparoto, a 31-year old chef with crooked glasses and a toothy grin, has suddenly become a symbol of feminist resistance to Brazilian machismo.

Brazil’s politics have swung to the right in what will go down in history books as a sea-change period.

The fact that she is only 16 is what turns her into an instant beacon of political promise for those who support her position.

Here in Brazil, a palpable shift has been felt over the past two years, a shift away from men’s soccer and toward women’s.

This retrograde culture stretches all the way to the top.

Zika's emotional and financial burden has fallen squarely on women's shoulders.

Of 107 million women in Brazil, not one will serve in the Cabinet of the new president.

Turns out that in Brazil, machismo no longer has a free pass.