History
Brazil Teaches that Museums Can Be Quite Ephemeral
On September 2, the National Museum of Brazil lit up Rio de Janeiro’s night ...
Rio’s National Museum: 200 Years of Brazilian Memory, Culture Devoured by Neglect and Fire
A massive fire raced through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on ...
How Brazil Used Cachaça, Tobacco and Gold to Keep Slave Trade Going
Sections of a Brazilian slave ship from the 19th century. Robert Walsh, as shown ...
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 ...
In Brazil, Legacy of Slavery Lives On with Subservience, Violence and Slave Labor
Brazil abolished slavery 130 years ago, but its society has failed to deal with ...
Volkswagen Says It Cooperated with Brazil Dictatorship Allowing Torture. No Apologies, No Compensation
A study commissioned by Volkswagen has found that some staff at the German carmaker ...
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 ...
When Brazil Was the Best Route for Americans Searching for California’s Gold
“This small island has many attractions: its fruits have no rivals, its landscape is ...
