Indigenous chief Merong Kamakã Mongoió led a group settled in Brumadinho. Photo: Alenice Baeta

Officially Brazilian Indigenous Leader Killed Himself. It Was Murder, Say Friends

Indigenous chief Merong Kamakã Mongoió, who was found dead in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, on ...

Image recorded at Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, in São Paulo, on June 17, 2013. By Camila Picolo

AND THEN THERE WAS JUNE 2013

The Tenth anniversary of an Insurrection whose Color was Black Mas eles só querem ...

Priest carries the holy host during a Corpus Christi procession in the state of Paraná

A New Book Reveals How Serious Is Sexual Abuse by Catholic Priests in Brazil

Demonstrations in Bolivia in recent weeks have been directed at a seemingly unusual target: ...

Lines outside US consulates in Brazil are always long

It Never Took So Long: Brazilians Wait Up to 20 months to Get US Visa

Brazil currently ranks seventh among the nations with the longest waiting time to get ...

A supporter of Bolsonaro is detained during a demonstration against President Lula in Brasilia, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Brazil’s Escalation of Facial Recognition Alarms Human Rights Experts

Police in Brazil are using facial recognition to identify protesters who rampaged through government ...

Brazil's education system is highly stratified, favoring the elite over the general public

Despite Challenges, Brazil Strives for Success in Its Education Goals

Perhaps nothing better characterizes the recent trend in the Brazilian education system than Bolsonaro’s ...

The shame and despair of being called cringe in Brazil

Intergenerational Baiting and Being Cringe in Brazil

Last week, Christian Langkamp highlighted some of the reasons for growing intergenerational tensions in ...