Tag: Brazil
It’s Been a Hard Fight, But Black Women Are Gaining Space in Brazilian Politics
“When she was murdered, the Black women’s movement dealt with this collective trauma by ...
Five Years After Brazil’s Mariana Dam Tragedy Very Little Reparation Has Been Done
Five years after the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam, in the town of ...
Here Starts the End of Brazil’s Amazon Forest. It’s Called BR-319 Highway
The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) Highway was built in the early 1970s by Brazil’s military ...
Rio Calls Off Carnaval and New Year’s Celebrations Till There Is a Vaccine for Covid-19
There will be no Carnaval street parties in Rio de Janeiro next year. The ...
One Year After Guardian of the Forest’s Murder Nothing Has Changed in the Brazilian Amazon
Illegal loggers are operating unchecked in Brazil’s Amazon as coronavirus rages despite government vows ...
Brazilians Go to the Streets to Protest Against Chinese Covid Vaccine
More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo’s main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday to ...
From Lula to Bolsonaro: from Left to Right, But Two Varieties of Same Populism
While the rise of populist politicians in Europe and the US gets a lot ...
For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress
The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...
How a Favela in Rio Is Dealing with Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Empty streets, full minds. The fear of the new coronavirus occupies the thoughts of ...
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Rhymes with Delinquent
Historical facts do not repeat themselves, but they can rhyme, like the verses of ...
