What country in latin america is "in the limelight" now because of huge international sports events?

The correct answer is Brazil

Brazil held two major sporting events in very recent history that attracted millions of people from all over the world. One was the 2014 FIFA world cup and the second was the 2016 summer Olympics which were also held in Rio, just like the world cup. This put them in huge public interest because of how things were handled in Brazil.