Tag: Rio

João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto, a Brazilian author and journalist better known as João do Rio

A Sample of João do Rio, a Chronicler of a Frenetic Rio a Century Ago

João do Rio was an exuberant journalist. He was exuberant in his style of ...

Brazilian poet Leonardo Lopes da Silva and his book

A Wandering Brazilian Poet Who Sees His Cultural Upbringing as Blessing and Curse

“Name at least one way to tame the upsurges of tiresome suns, though the ...

Altair Guimarães in Vila Autódromo, Rio - TRF/Nicky Milne

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 ...

Lack of sanitation in Brazil's favelas is common -

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 ...

Protest in Rio against government's reforms - Fernando Frazão/ABr

Brazilians Pour onto Streets Demanding a Halt to Reforms and the President’s Ousting

Brazilians took to the streets in a nationwide protest on Wednesday against President Michel ...

Portela became Rio Carnaval's champion telling the tragedy of a collapsed dam - Fernando Frazão/ABr

Rio Carnaval Gets Serious with Tragic Story of a Broken Dam

  In 2015, the collapse of mining company Samarco’s dams at a mine in ...

Rio train painted with athletes and work from Cândido Portinari - Daniel Ramalho/Rio2016

How the Rio Olympic Games Helped the Wealthy and Hurt the Poor

The Olympic Games revealed the deep socioeconomic and political contradictions of Brazil and helped ...