Brazzil Magazine

"You're gonna die, policeman" says writing on a favela wall in Rio - Photo: EBC

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 ...

A group of Brazilian friends.

Are Brazilians Hispanics? Latinos? It Depends. Most Would Like to Just Be Called Brazilian

Bikini waxes, keratin hair blowouts and all-you-can-eat steakhouses. In the United States, all three ...

An old quilombola lady from Bahia, in the Brazilian northeast

Descendants of Runaway Slaves the Latest Victims of Brazil’s Rush to End Social Protections

With the recent onslaught of initiatives launched by Brazil’s wealthy ruralist elite to undo ...

The Amazon River

Brazil Ends Natural Reserve the Size of Norway and Is Accused of Crime Against the Amazon

A decree from President Michel Temer abolished the protected status of the National Reserve ...

Lula dancing with fans - Ricardo Stuckert/Instituto Lula

Lula Admits Courts Might Prevent Him from Becoming Brazilian President Again

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Reuters on Wednesday that his ...

Eletrobrás is on the block to be sold

Fire Sale: Dozens of Brazil Firms to Be Privatized Including Crown Jewel Eletrobrás

The government of Brazilian President Michel Temer says 57 public companies and airport terminals ...

Boat Captain Ribeiro, which sank in Pará state, Brazil

More than 40 Lives Lost After Two Boats Sink in Brazil

Two separate boats that capsized in Brazil have led to the deaths of at ...

Raining in São Paulo - Fernanda Carvalho/Fotos Públicas

In Brazil, Left and Right Are Lost in the Labyrinth of History

In today’s Brazil, everything is as it seems. The belly of politics has been ...

Brazilian president Michel Temer flies over cotton plantations - Alan Santos/PR

Only Promises of Economic Improvement Keep Brazil’s President in Power

When Michel Temer assumed the presidency in 2016 after the illegitimate impeachment of former ...