Shannon Sims

Former Economy & Government Editor:LA

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Tourists Gather For 90th Anniversary Of Christ The Redeemer Statue

Economic Inequality in Brazil Only Got Starker During Pandemic

This season on The Pay Check podcast, a look around the world at what Covid has done to our wallets.

May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022

Economic Inequality in Brazil Only Got Starker During Pandemic

This season on The Pay Check podcast, a look around the world at what Covid has done to our wallets.

Tourists Gather For 90th Anniversary Of Christ The Redeemer Statue

May 3, 2022

May 3, 2022

Overturning Roe Sets Path for More U.S. Abortion Limits Than Parts of Middle East, Latin America

The U.S. would stand in contrast to countries like Argentina and Ireland, where abortion access has increased in recent years.

Supreme Court Draft Ruling Rejects Abortion Rights

April 14, 2022

April 14, 2022

Brazil’s Motor City Seeks New Life as Manufacturing Declines

São Bernardo do Campo offers a glimpse of the country’s economy in a moment of transition.

Brazil’s Motor City Seeks New Life as Manufacturing Declines

January 18, 2022

January 18, 2022

The Global Playbook to Fight Covid-19 Is Changing

Tourism in Pai as Thai Economy Dips Less Than Expected

January 12, 2022

January 12, 2022

For Some Emerging Economies, New Covid Wave Spawns New Thinking

The developing world is facing the omicron onslaught with new realism.

Tourism in Pai as Thai Economy Dips Less Than Expected

January 8, 2022

January 8, 2022

Bolsonaro Says It’s Possible Public Servants Won’t Get Raises

President Bolsonaro Holds Press Conference On Banco Do Brasil Agricultural Program

December 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

Carlos Eduardo Brandt, the Payment-Smoothing Banker of Brazil

Pix has more than doubled its user base this year, to 113 million as of the last day of October from 56 million at the end of 2020.

Carlos Eduardo Brandt, the Payment-Smoothing Banker of Brazil

November 24, 2021

November 24, 2021

Brazilian Ex-Judge Moro Grows as Alternative to Lula, Bolsonaro in Poll

Former Carwash Judge Sergio Moro Interview

November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021

Elon Musk Discussing Amazon Rainforest Monitoring With Brazil’s Government

Key Speakers At The Satellite 2020 Conference

October 7, 2021

October 7, 2021

Uber Drivers Thin Out Across Brazil as Fuel Costs Cut Margins

Drivers in the company's largest market after the U.S. are giving up on the job as take-home pay doesn't cover bills

Uber brazil

October 7, 2021

October 7, 2021

As Louisianans Flee Hurricanes, Natural Gas Dollars and Jobs Flood In

Roofless homes, floating coffins, and a massive, thriving port—a visit to an American boomtown.

As Louisianans Flee Hurricanes, Natural Gas Dollars and Jobs Flood In

October 6, 2021

October 6, 2021

Brazil’s Central Bank Built a Mobile Payment System With 110 Million Users

One year ago the Pix platform didn’t exist. Now half the population uses it, showing just how quickly adoption of digital payments can spread.

Brazil’s Central Bank Built a Mobile Payment System With 110 Million Users

September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

Fires Die Down in the Amazon, But Rage Elsewhere in Brazil

Dead Crops And Dry Rivers Plague World's Agricultural Powerhouse

September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021

LGBTQ Brazilian Governor Favored to Win Presidential Nomination

Rio Grande Do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite Interview

August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

Louisiana Facing Days With No Clean Water After Ida’s Rampage

Hurricane Ida GETTY sub

August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

Search and Rescue Operations Have Begun in Louisiana: Ida Update

Ida

August 30, 2021

August 30, 2021

New Orleans Goes Dark as Hurricane Ida Slams into Louisiana

Hurricane Ida Bears Down On Louisiana As A Major Storm

August 29, 2021

August 29, 2021

Ida’s Aftermath Raises Environmental Fears in ‘Cancer Alley’

Ida Aims Hurricane Strike At Louisiana On Katrina's Anniversary

August 23, 2021

August 23, 2021

Sao Paulo to Require Vaccine for Entry Into Restaurants, Events

Brazil Holds Second Round Of Municipal Elections

July 1, 2021

July 1, 2021

Brazil’s Amazon Has Highest Number of Fires for June in 14 Years

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