Tag: slavery
Emperor Dom Pedro’s Nightmare: Brazil Has Frozen in Time
Were he to be resuscitated today, Brazil’s last emperor, Dom Pedro II, would feel ...
Will Brazil Ever Put and End to the Slavery and Genocide of Its Indians?
The genocide that occurs in a continuous and silent manner in Mato Grosso do ...
Slavery Is Alive in Brazil While People Keep Living in Favelas and Streets
Overshadowed by the Pope’s visit to Brazil, the 119th anniversary of the Abolition of ...
Slavery Will Only End in Brazil When Condo and Favela Kids Go to Same Schools
On March 25, 1884, the state of Ceará began its Abolition of Slavery, which ...
Ambassador Denies that Brazil Has Ethanol Slaves
The ambassador of Brazil in Great Britain, José MaurÀcio Bustani, in a letter published ...
Brazil Accused of Getting Biofuel with Slave Labor
Producing fuels from sugarcane, castor bean, and soybeans – the so-called biofuels – is ...
Brazil Hatches Primer on Risks of Being Recruited into Slave Labor
Showing Brazilian workers the risks of being recruited to perform slave labor is the ...
Soy Cultivation Is Bearing Slavery in Brazil, Says Report
The report "Eating the Amazon," released by the Greenpeace International non-government organization shows that, ...
Decade After Decade, Brazil Stumbles from One Missed Opportunity to Another
When it abolished slavery in 1888 with the Lei Áurea, or Golden Law, Brazil ...
If in Brazil Everyone Seems to Be Italian That’s Because They Are
As you probably know, the Italian word ciao is not only used for "hello" ...