Americas

Brazil's economy

• Catching up in a hurry
  

  The north-east is narrowing the gap with the prosperous south (1)

• • • A soaring currency complicates the inflation picture
    • (10)
  • • An archaic labour code hurts both firms and workers
    • (47)
  • • This year's hot market for alternative investments
    • (32)
  • • Topic page: Brazil

Sport in Latin America

• Red card

  A better country off the pitch, Colombia is worse on it

• • • Brazil's World Cup airports and stadiums are delayed
    • (28)
  • • Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic games
    • (144)
  • • Wrestling moves upmarket in Mexico
  • • Topic page: Sport

Haiti's politics

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  Martelly takes over

  The former singer is inaugurated as president

• • • Popular result, murky past
    • (3)
  • • A flawed vote beats low expectations
    • (2)
  • • "Pa Manyen", one of Michel Martelly's hits
    • YouTube
  • • Topic page: Haiti

Education in Latin America

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  Schooling the whole family

  Teaching is improving, but slowly. Getting parents involved could speed things up (8)

• • • Weak and wasteful schools hold Brazil back
    • (121)
  • • Chile attempts to get classroom incentives right
    • (7)
  • • Expanding the middle class requires better schools
  • • Topic page: Education

Mexico's drug war

• Number-crunching in Jalisco

  Does killing drug kingpins reduce violence? (13)

• • • Still no end to the horrors
    • (25)
  • • Will Mexico's police catch up to the narcos?
    • (48)
  • • An interactive map of Mexico's security crisis
    • (35)
  • • Topic page: Drug trafficking

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