Tag: Rio
A Ballerina’s Tale: From Brazil’s City of Steel to the Spotlights of the World
There are two types of persons in the world: the ones who believe they ...
Brazil Teaches that Museums Can Be Quite Ephemeral
On September 2, the National Museum of Brazil lit up Rio de Janeiro’s night ...
Rio’s National Museum: 200 Years of Brazilian Memory, Culture Devoured by Neglect and Fire
A massive fire raced through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on ...
Once World’s Eighth Richest Man, Brazilian Gets 30 Years in Jail for Corruption
A Brazilian businessman famous for amassing and then losing a multi-billion-dollar fortune has been ...
Born to Fight Crime in the 1990s, Rio’s Militias Have Become Just Another Criminal Organization
In mid-May 2008, a journalist, a photographer and their driver were kidnapped and tortured ...
Marielle’s Murder and the Death of Brazil’s Racial Democracy Myth
When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in ...
Marielle’s Murder in Rio Is Also a Blow to Those Fighting for Better Times
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece for DemocraciaAbierta, following this year’s ...
Brazil Slum Uses Green Solution to Treat Its Waste and Sewerage
A small slum in the midst of Rio de Janeiro’s scenic Tijuca Forest has ...
Other Violent Brazilian Cities May Be Taken Over by the Army like Rio
Brazilian leaders said that the use of the military to combat rising violence in ...
Brazilian Justice Bans Carnaval Group for Celebrating Dictatorship and Torture
Dubbed “the world’s biggest party,” Brazil’s Carnaval is officially underway and this year’s festivities ...