Human Rights
This Man Was Evicted, Re-evicted, Evicted Again, So Rio Could Grow
“I would come back to live here if I could,” said Altair Guimarães, plucking ...
Basic Sanitation Might Be Coming Soon to a Big Favela in Rio
Brazilian authorities have taken the first step towards providing basic sanitation to more than ...
Indians Take Brazil to International Court on Dispute over Land
An international human rights commission has accused Brazil of failing to obey its own ...
For a Majority of Brazilians the Only Good Criminal Is a Dead One
Bandido bom é bandido morto — The only good criminal is a dead criminal. ...
On Indian Day, Brazil’s Guarani Are in Europe to Fight for Their Land
A global wave of protest organized by Survival International has called for a halt ...
In Rio It’s War. And a Video Shows Police Executing Two Men on the Ground
A police officer walks up to a man lying on the ground, reaches down, ...
Heroes or Thugs? They Invade Brazil’s Abandoned Buildings to Get Affordable Housing
Behind a heavy metal gate and walls painted with murals of revolutionary icon ...
For Many Brazilians the Dream of Prosperity in the Amazon Ends Up in Slavery
The dictionary definition of a settler, “one who emigrates to populate and/or exploit a ...
Grading Coke and Pepsi on Their Efforts to Curb Land Grab in Brazil’s Sugar Industry
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo’s efforts to stop illegal land seizures by sugar suppliers in Brazil ...
Gang Country: In This Brazilian Prison Guards Do Not Enter
Brazil’s representatives had to explain at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human ...
