Violence
Police Raid Turns into a Massacre of 25 People in a Rio Favela
At least 25 people were dead and four hospitalized in the aftermath of a ...
Brazilian Women Spearhead Initiatives to Address Gender-Based Violence
In Brazil, women are at huge risk of violence, especially if they are minorised ...
The Fear of Being Killed Is Not Enough to Deter Those Fighting for Justice and Land in the Amazon
Fernando dos Santos Araújo woke up alongside his love, Bruno Pereira Gomes, on May ...
In Shock, World Asks for Probe Over Police Massacre in Rio’s Favela
The United Nations said it was “deeply disturbed” by the killings of 28 people ...
A Country Mourns Georgia Spa Killings and Decries Anti-Asian Racism
Clutching a bouquet of flowers, Jami Webb wept alongside her fiancé Kevin Chen at ...
Slave Workers Rescued in Brazil Were as Young as Nine
A large Brazilian tobacco exporter has been charged with using slave labor in the ...
Why Killings of Environmentalists and Indians Keep Increasing in Brazil: Almost Certain Impunity
When Jair Bolsonaro took office as president of Brazil at the start of 2019, ...
Brazil’s Recipe to Fight Crime Offering More Weapons to Citizens Seems Doomed to Failure
The number of legal firearms sold in Brazil has grown by 65% during President ...
In Rio, Divided Between Two Worlds: North Zone and South Zone
I was 21 years old and a recent college graduate when I decided to ...
Video Claims Responsibility for Firebombing Brazil Producer of Netflix’s Gay Jesus Special
A Christmas Eve fire-bomb attack on offices of a comedy troupe that produced a ...
