Social
The 35 Million-Strong General Strike that Stopped Brazil in Its Tracks
Amid record levels of unemployment and a terribly unpopular government, unions and citizens from ...
In Brazil, Guns and Tear Gas Are No Match for Indians’ Arrows
Brazilian Indians defied police repression in Brazil’s capital city on Tuesday, as officers ...
Known as the Myth, Jair Bolsonaro Is Brazil’s Version of Donald Trump
On April 4, Christian Social Party congressman Jair Messias Bolsonaro gave a racially charged ...
This Man Was Evicted, Re-evicted, Evicted Again, So Rio Could Grow
“I would come back to live here if I could,” said Altair Guimarães, plucking ...
Basic Sanitation Might Be Coming Soon to a Big Favela in Rio
Brazilian authorities have taken the first step towards providing basic sanitation to more than ...
In Brazil, Land Speculators Know Well They Are Above the Law
On the Amazon frontier, where many people operate outside the law, you often hear ...
For a Majority of Brazilians the Only Good Criminal Is a Dead One
Bandido bom é bandido morto — The only good criminal is a dead criminal. ...
On Indian Day, Brazil’s Guarani Are in Europe to Fight for Their Land
A global wave of protest organized by Survival International has called for a halt ...
For Decades, Brazil Favelas’ Military Invasions Have Been Proven Useless. And Still They Continue
On March 25 2017, two professors from Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University accompanied a ...
128 Years After the End of the Empire, Brazilians Still Pay a Tax to the Emperor’s Heirs
With its colonial mansions, landscaped gardens and ornate fountains, the town of Petrópolis, a ...
