Matt Sandy

Smoke rises amid destroyed trees near Realidade on Aug. 26.

Bearing Witness as Brazil's Amazon Burns

A crimson fire, shadowed by billows of dark smoke, lights up the night hori...

A crimson fire, shadowed by billows of dark smoke, lights up the night horizon of the Amazon rainforest as a wooden crucifix and a lone tree trunk resist the blaze. The scene was captured by...

Supporters of far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, celebrate in front of his house in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after he won Brazil's presidential election, on Oct. 28, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

'We May Have to Self-Exile.' Brazil Rejoices and Trembles at Bolsonaro Victory

"There will be high tensions"

Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate for the Social Liberal Party (PSL) Jair Bolsonaro gives his thumbs up after casting his vote at Villa Militar, during general elections, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 7, 2018.

'There Is a Risk to Democracy.' Brazil Wakes Up to the Reality of a Bolsonaro Presidency

“It is important for the establishment to hear this message”

Bolsonaro, photographed in his office in June, is riding a wave of disillusionment as voters turn against democracy

Jair Bolsonaro Loves Trump, Hates Gay People and Admires Autocrats. He Could Be Brazil's Next President

On the wall of Jair Bolsonaro's office in a modernist annex of Brazil's Con...

On the wall of Jair Bolsonaro's office in a modernist annex of Brazil's Congress hang five faded black-and-white portraits. They are memoirs of a time many Brazilians would prefer to forget, when military generals ruled...

Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Minister Teori Zavascki during a session to discuss the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, on December 16, 2015.

A Key Judge in Brazil's Graft Scandal Just Died in a Plane Crash. Few Think It's an Accident.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki had recently received threat...

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki had recently received threats, his son said

BRASILIA, BRAZIL - AUGUST 31: Impeached President Dilma Rousseff waves to the crowd before delivering her farewell address in Alvorado Palace on August 31, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. Rousseff was impeached by the Senate and is now permanently removed from office while being replaced by new President Michel Temer. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Dilma Rousseff's Impeachment Is the Start of Brazil's Crisis—Not the End

'People will disagree about this for a generation'

Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, carries the Olympic torch during a relay in the Brazilian host city on Aug. 3, 2016.

'The Safest Place in the World': Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Has No Worries About the Olympics

'I want to be king of Rio'