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Lula Livre: Brazil’s Supreme Court Decision That Freed Lula Was a Mistake

Lula is free. On Friday, November 8, former President Lula walked out of prison ...

Rio's Favela da Rocinha watched by a military helicopter - Photo: Agência Brazil

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 ...

Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco - Photo: Mídia Ninja

Linked to Death of Politician, Brazil President Threatens to Cancel Globo TV’s License

Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, deplored a TV network’s report linking him with a former ...

A pedestrian-filled street in São Paulo.

Trying to Understand Brazil’s 20% Homicide Rate Decline

Brazil is the world’s murder capital. No other country even comes close. That is ...

Brazil has a serious problem of slave labor

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 ...

At age 78, Grandma of Brazil becomes an influencer of fashion and behavior on Instagram

Near Octogenarian, Brazilian Grandma Hits Big as Influencer on Social Media

Izaura Demari draws so much attention wherever she goes that some have even asked: ...

Samba school Mangueira, the champion of Rio's 2019 Carnaval - Tomaz Silva/ABr

Brazilian President’s Carnaval Tweet: the Politics of Outrage and Intolerance

This year’s Brazil’s Carnaval celebrations drew to an end that jolted many back into ...

Cult at Igreja Universal in São Paulo

How Gospel News Is Increasingly Shaping What Millions of Brazilians Think and Do

The new Brazilian government of Jair Bolsonaro has shocked the liberal world with its ...

Rio's samba school Unidos da Tijuca - Tomaz Silva/ABr

Rio’s Carnaval Celebrates Life and Blasts New President

Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnaval celebrations officially began on Friday in the first festival ...

Exploited cult followers who don't see themselves as victims make authorities' work harder.

The Dark Side of Religion: Cults in Brazil Are Exploiting and Enslaving the Faithful

After four years of silence, Ronaldo Soares received a startling text message from his ...