PALMAS, Brazil – Guaricema Pataxo's indigenous roots are the cornerstone of her identity. The 53-year-old great-grandmother lives on her Pataxo people's reservation and makes a living by hawking their ...

For smartphone users deep in the Amazon, sending a text message in the Nheengatu language just got easier - giving their endangered native tongue a better chance of survival in the digital age.

Exchange programs have been around for decades, but a new innovative language project is taking it to a more digital level. The Speaking Exchange project is linking up Brazilian students who need help ...

Those in Brazil whose first language is Portuguese have likely never stopped to think about their linguistic rights. They exist indeed, and have been set out in the Universal Declaration of Linguistic ...

Indiana University is the place for many firsts in people’s lives — first time living alone, first time dating, first time having independence. What is independence to you? Independence is a broad ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The old man knew he was dying. The disease he'd been warning of for weeks had taken hold, and it wouldn't be long now. He looked to his son, who would soon be the leader of what ...