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Stephen Gibbs has been a correspondent in Latin America for the last ten years. He is currently based in Sao Paulo. Previously he was the BBC’s correspondent in Mexico (2008-2010) and before that, the corporation´s correspondent in Cuba (2002-2007).
During the course of his career he has reported some significant breaking news events, including the 2009 coup in Honduras, the illness of Fidel Castro in 2006, the 2004 rebellion in Haiti and the second Palestinian Intifada in the year 2000.
He is a published author of 6 children´s books. Stephen read English Literature at Cambridge University.
Continuing our series profiling Olympic hopefuls from across Latin America, we look at two Brazilian swimmers who will be competing together. Duda Micucci and Luisa Borges represent their country in synchronized swimming.
The symbol of the five Olympic rings is one of the most distinctive images across the globe. And this year it is more visible than ever. And as CCTV's Stephen Gibbs tells us, more and more people are sporting the famous logo -- including athletes, and fans.
Let's turn back to our correspondent Stephen Gibbs, who's been following Premier Li' visit in Brazil.
For more on China-Brazil ties and Premier Li's visit, our correspondent Stephen Gibbs is now standing by in Brasilia, capital of Brazil. Q1: Hi Stephen. What's next on Li's agenda? Tell us how Brazilians are reacting to the Chinese Premier's visit.
China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa have signed the long-anticipated document for the 100 billion US dollar BRICS development Bank at this year's BRICS Summit. The bank also has a reserve currency pool also worth 100 billion dollars.
The World Cup has certainly been good for business at restaurants and bars in Brazil. And for some, it has been a prime opportunity to learn about the art of cooking, and about how to run a restaurant.
One of the main reasons for hosting the World Cup in Brazil's Manaus the country's most populous Amazon city is to increase tourism revenue in both the short and long term.
More than 600,000 foreign tourists are, or will be, visiting Brazil to watch World Cup matches, and more than 3 billion are watching on television. Football is undoubtedly a global game.
China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in the Brazilian capital Brasilia to hold trade talks. His visit comes at the end of his week-long regional tour to strengthen economic and political ties with Latin American countries.
Challenge for Brazil: Eliminating child labor issue
Protesters have again taken to the streets in at least a dozen cities across Brazil.It’s part of their ongoing demands for political reform and improved social services.
For more on the situation in Brazil, we’re joined now by our correspondent Stephen Gibbs in Rio de Janeiro. Hello Stephen.
We start in Brazil and the deadly nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria. The fire killed at least 233 people. And that makes it the deadliest such fire in more than a decade.
It's a holy day in Salvador. Before dawn thousands begin to gather to make offerings to a goddess. By afternoon, tens of thousands crowd the streets. This festival is not technically a public holiday here in Salvador, but you would never know it.
Throngs of supporters poured into the place where some say the Venezuelan revolution began.To see the man who leads it.
