The changes underway are the result of largely positive trends, although governments can do more to handle the transition.
Care for the elderly is falling disproportionately to women, affecting careers and family planning.
A perfect storm of plunging birth rates and rapidly aging populations will break over Latin America in coming decades. Is ...
Stark racial inequalities are affecting birth rates throughout Latin America, but the topic is critically understudied.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's demographic transformation Since 1950, Latin America’s ...
A new documentary follows the mothers and daughters of Guaribas, Brazil’s pilot city for the famed Bolsa Família ...
From samba to soca and candombe, AQ’s music columnist traces Carnival season’s sounds across the hemisphere.
A new book explores how 16th-century commoners wielded the legal system against their colonizers to surprising effect.
In a region on the move, the role of migration in driving demographic shifts deserves more attention.
Since first hosting the FIFA World Cup in 1970, the country has seen a remarkable transformation. This time, the challenge is ...
A new short story collection by Daniela Catrileo follows Mapuche youth through the cramped blocks and slow violence of ...
A revista explora a dramática transformação demográfica da região e seu impacto na política, na economia e na vida cotidiana.