Poverty
A Personal Account of a Rio Favela Resident on His Dealing with Coronavirus
This report from Vila Autódromo is the first in a series by favela residents ...
It’s Time We Call the Killings of Blacks in Brazil by Its Proper Name: Genocide
Genocide, as defined by the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ...
Brazil Government Turns to Cartoons and Movies to Fight Slave Labor
From a cartoon about child workers to an HBO mini series, Brazil is turning ...
Qatar’s Generation Amazing Reaches Out to Poor Kids in Rio
Two former Brazil footballers have been teaching soccer to poor children in Rio de ...
In Brazil, a Rush to Understand the Suzano School Massacre
Brazilian Elementary School Kids Daily Life: Always the same routine. Going hungry for at ...
85,000 Venezuelan Refugees Fled to Brazil, Many of Them Children
Fleeing poverty and hunger, at least 1,000 Venezuelan children arrived at Brazil’s main entry ...
In São Paulo, Brazil, Everyone Will Have a Home in… 120 Years
Once a proud symbol of resistance to racial segregation, a shabby square in São ...
Brazil Slum Uses Green Solution to Treat Its Waste and Sewerage
A small slum in the midst of Rio de Janeiro’s scenic Tijuca Forest has ...
Brazil Cuts 5 Million People from Its Popular Social Program Bolsa Família
Since de-facto Brazilian President Michel Temer took office in August 2016, a total of ...
São Paulo’s Mayor Finds a Solution for Malnutrition in Schools: Human Pet Food
Brazilian prosecutors are probing a plan proposed by São Paulo Mayor João Doria that ...
