Julia Carneiro

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a 60 percent chance of above normal activity this season. National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan says that's been a trend over time.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a 60 percent chance of above normal activity this season. National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan says that's been a trend over time.

Officials stress the importance of knowing if you live in an evacuation zone in coastal and flood-prone areas. They also say it's important to know where to find trusted sources of information, like local meteorologists and emergency management officials. For NPR News, I'm Julia Cooper in Miami.

Officials stress the importance of knowing if you live in an evacuation zone in coastal and flood-prone areas. They also say it's important to know where to find trusted sources of information, like local meteorologists and emergency management officials. For NPR News, I'm Julia Cooper in Miami.

According to Rio's police and the Ministry of Justice, the plan was being orchestrated on social media. A group was recruiting participants to carry out attacks at the concert with improvised explosives aimed especially at LGBTQ fans. They set, quote, a collective challenge to gain notoriety online. Police say they managed to neutralize the plot, avoiding any panic or impact.

According to Rio's police and the Ministry of Justice, the plan was being orchestrated on social media. A group was recruiting participants to carry out attacks at the concert with improvised explosives aimed especially at LGBTQ fans. They set, quote, a collective challenge to gain notoriety online. Police say they managed to neutralize the plot, avoiding any panic or impact.

They arrested two people and carried out 15 search warrants. Rio's free open-air concert on Copacabana Beach was bigger than Madonna's last year and historic for Lady Gaga. On social media, she said seeing the crowd of more than two million people, her biggest ever, took her breath away. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

They arrested two people and carried out 15 search warrants. Rio's free open-air concert on Copacabana Beach was bigger than Madonna's last year and historic for Lady Gaga. On social media, she said seeing the crowd of more than two million people, her biggest ever, took her breath away. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

Indigenous groups chant as they deliver a letter to the president of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, and hold up a banner saying, the answer is us. COP30 will be held in the Brazilian Amazon this year, and indigenous groups want to have a say in climate policies. Thousands gathered at the yearly free land camp in Brasília, urging authorities to move away from fossil fuels.

Indigenous groups chant as they deliver a letter to the president of COP30, Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, and hold up a banner saying, the answer is us. COP30 will be held in the Brazilian Amazon this year, and indigenous groups want to have a say in climate policies. Thousands gathered at the yearly free land camp in Brasília, urging authorities to move away from fossil fuels.

We're striving for Indigenous people to have protagonism and be part of the solution at COP30, said Brazil's Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara. To think of the future is to act now, she said. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

We're striving for Indigenous people to have protagonism and be part of the solution at COP30, said Brazil's Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara. To think of the future is to act now, she said. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

Kids are returning to school, but cell phones aren't. Electronic devices will have to be put away during school hours, including breaks. This, according to a new law in Brazil, signed in January. Now it's up to schools to decide how to enforce the ban. Some are providing lockers to put away phones, others creating penalties for those who disobey the rule. And kids are complaining on social media.

Kids are returning to school, but cell phones aren't. Electronic devices will have to be put away during school hours, including breaks. This, according to a new law in Brazil, signed in January. Now it's up to schools to decide how to enforce the ban. Some are providing lockers to put away phones, others creating penalties for those who disobey the rule. And kids are complaining on social media.

Kids are returning to school, but cell phones aren't. Electronic devices will have to be put away during school hours, including breaks. This, according to a new law in Brazil, signed in January. Now it's up to schools to decide how to enforce the ban. Some are providing lockers to put away phones, others creating penalties for those who disobey the rule. And kids are complaining on social media.

Electronic devices may only be used for class activities if students have disabilities or in exceptional circumstances. The Ministry of Education says this is meant to protect students' mental, physical and psychological development. A UNESCO report says nearly one in every four countries have restricted the use of cell phones in schools. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

Electronic devices may only be used for class activities if students have disabilities or in exceptional circumstances. The Ministry of Education says this is meant to protect students' mental, physical and psychological development. A UNESCO report says nearly one in every four countries have restricted the use of cell phones in schools. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

Electronic devices may only be used for class activities if students have disabilities or in exceptional circumstances. The Ministry of Education says this is meant to protect students' mental, physical and psychological development. A UNESCO report says nearly one in every four countries have restricted the use of cell phones in schools. For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in intensive care after facing emergency surgery to drain blood from his brain. The city Lebanese hospital in São Paulo says the operation was uneventful. In a press conference, his doctor said Lula was stable and conversational and would have no after-effects from the bleeding.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in intensive care after facing emergency surgery to drain blood from his brain. The city Lebanese hospital in São Paulo says the operation was uneventful. In a press conference, his doctor said Lula was stable and conversational and would have no after-effects from the bleeding.