After the intensity of the World Cup, Brazil turns back to real life. And real life is showing itself to be somewhat complicated, especially for President Dilma Rousseff. 

On the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense (EAAF), the president of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, thanked the anthropologists for working on the identification of missing persons. 

Educational reform in Chile “scares” many parents. 

The World Cup was a success thanks to the Brazilian people, who were “cheerful, hospitable, and accustomed to diversity.”  They “captivated” their foreign guests. 

The reelection of President Juan Manuel Santos presents Colombia with many choices.  It won’t get easier. 

The discussion of violence in Mexico today is crucial because for decades Mexicans have lived through a spiral of fear and insecurity that has come to overshadow their very existence. 

The first round wasn’t even over when the verdict came in: Brazil 2014 is the best World Cup since Spain 1982, and may go down as the best ever if the superb level of play continues through the final. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Argentina to attend the BRICS’ summit with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, on July 15 in Fortaleza, Brazil. 

“Everyone has an ideology. The belief that ideology is only a matter for those interested in politics is naïve.” 

There is a habit in Mexican public conversations, a kind of mental shortcut by intellectuals, pundits, and journalists, to reduce any problem to a “formula” that, implicitly or explicitly, always ends up placing any blame on the left.