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World Social Forum: Brazil Wishes to Show Again that Another World Is Possible
It was in 2001. Almost a generation ago now! The first World Social Forum ...
Brazilian Gangs Are Now Waging Their War in the Name of God
The expression “evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in Rio de Janeiro, it’s ...
Brazilian Young Indians Become Rappers to Fight for Land Rights
The opening ceremony of Brazil’s World Cup in 2014 also marked the kickoff of ...
Cattle Ranchers in the Amazon Could Earn More Farming. But They Wouldn’t Be Happy
Picture the Brazilian Amazon. You probably don’t see a lot of cows in that ...
A Brazilian Fancy Black Toilet Paper Infuriates Black Community
A Brazilian manufacturer has been blasted for appropriating the black empowerment slogan – “Black ...
What the World Can Learn from a Moribund Liberation Theology
This June saw the passing of two of our generation’s most fascinating and controversial ...
Amazon Forest’s Keepers Under Pressure of Ranchers Fear for Their Future
In western Brazil’s Amazon, the people tasked with looking after the world’s greatest rainforest ...
Two Years After Brazil’s Dam Tragedy, Those Responsible For It Are Still Being Cheered
The worst environmental tragedy in Brazil’s history occurred on the fifth of November, 2015. ...
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 ...
New Labor Rules Will Make Slave Work Still More Common in Brazil
Victims of slave labor in Brazil are less likely to be rescued following a ...