The Brazilian man you see directing this car is a flanelinha, a person who helps people park for money. The driver is so bad at parking, he crashes the man through a wall.

There’s a pretty damning report out that suggests cars sold in Brazil are much less safe than nearly identical models sold in North America and Europe, contributing to much higher rates of fatal crashes just as the country’s auto market booms.

It's been nearly two years since the Brazilian Federal Police showed the world that they don't take shit from anyone, not even planes. Apparently they saw an opportunity this week to remind everyone of that fact.

Occasionally, we get the go-ahead to do super-geeky articles that probably only reflect our own personal fetishes. I usually do weird Beetle variants, and today's no different. This one is particularly interesting, since it's one of the few cases of an out-of-production car being resurrected.

If you drop your phone on the train tracks, go buy a new phone. You'll live. If you go after your phone on the train tracks, you might not.

A 10-foot, half-ton elephant seal stopped traffic for about an hour as it crossed the street in the coastal city of Balneario Camboriu earlier this week.

Kleber Atalla of São Paulo made a name for himself with the dangerous motorcycle escapades he posted to YouTube. Now the Brazilian is facing a charge of manslaughter following a car crash where police say he killed a pedestrian with his Fiat. 

Looks like we can pin another "unintended acceleration" incident on a confused driver with an automatic transmission.

The Honda Accord doesn't engender many feelings in most people. It's a car that looks and acts much like a car should.

Motorists on a busy freeway outside of Sao Paolo, Brazil got a bit of a shock this week when a small plane crashed right next to the roadway.