Tag: violence
Study of a Murder in Rio, Brazil
This is the story of a “victim” of sorts, in the bawdy, colorful, often ...
UN Says Violence and Impunity Culture Still Persists in Brazil
On May 25 the Committee of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the United ...
In Brazil, a Culture of Violence Sees Wife-Beating as No Big Deal
“In Brazil a woman gets hit or beaten up every 15 seconds. As long ...
Killings of Indians in Brazil Fall 40%, Still 53 Were Murdered in 2008
At least 53 Brazilian Indians were murdered in nine states in Brazil during the ...
25 per 100,000: Brazil’s Per-Capita Homicide Rate Is Three Times the World Average
Earlier this year, in September, the United Nations released a report on Brazilian arbitrary, ...
20% of the 48,000 Brazilians Murdered Every Year Are Killed by the Police
The police of Brazil are responsible for a significant proportion of the 48,000 murders ...
Reese Witherspoon in Brazil Fights Violence Against Women
US-based beauty products company Avon is celebrating in Brazil the success of the firm's ...
Death of 3 Youngsters Shows How Cozy Brazil’s Army Is with Drug Traffickers
There's something to be said about Rio de Janeiro. It is undoubtedly one of ...
Brazilian Woman Maimed by Husband Gets Little Justice 25 Years Later
The city of Fortaleza, in the state of Ceará, northeastearn Brazil; the year is ...
Violence and Corruption: Double Challenge for a Prosperous Brazil
The numbers from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) are impressive: Brazil ...