Samba school Mangueira, the champion of Rio's 2019 Carnaval - Tomaz Silva/ABr

Brazilian President’s Carnaval Tweet: the Politics of Outrage and Intolerance

This year’s Brazil’s Carnaval celebrations drew to an end that jolted many back into ...

President elect Jair Bolsonaro talks to the nation after his victory is announced - Social Networks

Will Brazil’s New President Rule as a Radical? Evidence from the US Says Yes

After the most polarized and divisive campaign in its modern history, Brazil has elected ...

Brazilian President Takes Her Country Back to the Closet on LGBT rights

LGBT rights activists have burgeoned onto the scene of civil society movements across Latin ...

Evangelical Caucus in Brazil Congress Wants Psychologists to Be Able to “Cure” Gays

Led by representative João Campos (from the PSDB party of Goiás state), the president ...

Beating Up Gays Has Become Favorite Sport of Bullies in São Paulo, Brazil

Another incident involving an attack to homosexuals has occurred at the famous business district ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court Unanimously Approves Same-Sex Unions

The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled unanimously that the country should recognize same-sex unions. ...

Being Gay Is Enough to Get you Beaten Up in Brazil

A new incident involving attacks to homosexuals in Brazil have once again made headlines ...

Despite Claims to the Contrary Gays Are Not Endangered in Brazil

The other day a Brazilian friend asked me if I had noticed that, within ...

Brazilian Gays Discuss Same-Sex Marriage in Congress

Today, in the National Congress in BrasÀ­lia, capital of Brazil, the Brazilian Association of ...

Gay Marriage and Naturism Get Their Day in Brazil

Forget the headlines about the World Social Forum and Brazil’s effort to mediate in ...