Tag: Brazil
Elza Soares: Brazil’s Voice of the Millennium Goes Silent
Elza Soares, one of the most revered singers in Brazilian samba music, died at ...
How International Pariah Bolsonaro Changed the Way the World Sees Brazil
He may be welcome in Gulf sheikdoms, where religious faith and the sale of ...
Thousands Work as Slaves in Brazil’s Charcoal Industry
For more than a year, Antonio slept with a wasp nest humming above his ...
Brazilian Women Spearhead Initiatives to Address Gender-Based Violence
In Brazil, women are at huge risk of violence, especially if they are minorised ...
Brazil Loses 16% of Its Water. Blame it on the Amazon Deforestation
Recurring drought, regular power outages and a devastated farming industry – these are the ...
Neither Bolsonaro (the Madman) Nor Lula (the Thief). Is There Another Choice for Brazil?
There is less than a year until Brazilians deliver their verdict on President Jair ...
Through Green Land Grabbing, Farmers in the Amazon Steal from Indians and Trick the Law
As global demand for food commodities has swelled, so has the practice of “land ...
Brazil President Calls Macron’s Warmth Towards Lula a Provocation
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva being ...
The Prince, the Frog and the Serpent: Brazilian Presidential Politics Since 1985
Brazilian presidential politics since 1985 is a parable of a feud between a Prince ...
Brazil Vows to Stop Deforestation. But Can You Trust President Bolsonaro?
On the second day of COP26 – the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow – ...
