Tag: Rio de Janeiro
In Rio, Divided Between Two Worlds: North Zone and South Zone
I was 21 years old and a recent college graduate when I decided to ...
Brazil’s 13 Million Favela Residents Forced to Fight Coronavirus by Themselves
When the novel coronavirus began spreading in Brazil, it was predominantly wealthy people who ...
Brazilian Evangelical Gangs Go to War Against Afro-Brazilian Faiths, in the Name of God
The expression “evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in the Brazilian city of ...
25 Years After Candelária Kids Massacre, Things Only Got Worse in Brazil
The murder of a group of street children in Rio de Janeiro sent shockwaves ...
Marielle’s Murder and the Death of Brazil’s Racial Democracy Myth
When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in ...
Army Back in Rio, This Time Taking Over the Security of the City
Brazil’s military has taken full control of security in Rio de Janeiro and the ...
Brazilian Gangs Are Now Waging Their War in the Name of God
The expression “evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in Rio de Janeiro, it’s ...
100 Policemen Killed in Rio this Year, One Every 57 Hours
The number of police officers killed so far this year in the Brazilian city ...
Renata Adler, a Brazilian Artist with Her Head in the Stars
It is not just by chance that Renata Adler tries to appropriate in her ...
For Decades, Brazil Favelas’ Military Invasions Have Been Proven Useless. And Still They Continue
On March 25 2017, two professors from Rio de Janeiro’s Federal University accompanied a ...
