Ethnic
Tired of Being Denied Territory, Amazon Peoples Are Drawing Their Own Maps
In 1707, a Jesuit missionary from the Czech Republic named Samuel Fritz published one ...
Brazil’s Unholy Alliance with the President to Privatize the Amazon
Brazilian de facto President Michel Temer’s decree 9142 abolishing the Amazon National Reserve of ...
The Revocation of Brazil’s Pro-Deforestation Decree Has No Teeth
On August 23, 2017, Brazil’s president Michel Temer issued a decree revoking the RENCA ...
Brazilian Indians Losing the Few Rights They Conquered in the Last Few Years
A ten-year anniversary of the United Nation’s landmark recognition of indigenous rights finds slow ...
After Massacre Amazon Indians from Brazil Appeal to the World for Help
Brazilian Indians have appealed for global assistance to prevent further killings after the reported ...
Goldminers in Brazil Massacre Over Ten Indians from an Uncontacted Tribe
Public prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation after reports that illegal goldminers in ...
Want Sustainable Development for the Amazon? Let the Indians Take Care of It
The Brazilian government has earmarked a vast tract of Amazonian land for mining. The ...
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 ...
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 Cantora: A Historical Novel About Brazil in the Early 1500s
The Cantora (The Native Singer of Colonial Brazil) is both a young adult and ...
