Affirmative action for college students in Brazil led to better employment prospects for those who benefited from the policy. Cesar Okada via Getty Images

What Brazil Can Teach the US About Affirmative Action at Universities

When Brazil implemented affirmative action at its federal universities in 2012, the policy prompted ...

A young woman practices shooting in a gun club in Brazil.

After Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Gun Policy Will Likely Moderate Under Lula

Perhaps symbolically typified by the January 8th violence in Brasília, the transition of power ...

There was an anti-blackness streak to the Bolsonaro administration - Marcello Casal Jr/ABr

Lula Abandons Bolsonaro’s Colorblindness and Embraces Diversity and Multiculturalism

On 8 January, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stormed ...

Helen Park Truong, 34, and Sarah Tang, 31, embrace after laying flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the Gold Spa REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A Country Mourns Georgia Spa Killings and Decries Anti-Asian Racism

Clutching a bouquet of flowers, Jami Webb wept alongside her fiancé Kevin Chen at ...

Number of black candidates increases dramatically - Marcello Casal Jr/ABr

Previous White Candidates Find that Running for Office as Black Pays Off in Brazil

Number of black candidates increases dramatically – Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Brazil is undergoing a ...

Punishment of a slave in Brazil, picture by Mauricio Rugendas (circa 1830) - Public domain

How Romanticization of the Past Makes Portugal Deny Its Racism and Reality of Colonialism

The slogan: “Portugal is a country of gentle manners” was crafted by Portugal’s former ...

A father kisses her daughter in Pedacinho do Céu (Little Piece of Heaven), one of the highest points of Turano favela. Photo: Fabrício Mota

Remain at Home, Say Authorities. But Favela Residents in Brazil Aren’t Allowed Such a Luxury

The novel coronavirus pandemic has led authorities to close borders, it has impeded circulation ...

Rio's Favela da Rocinha watched by a military helicopter - Photo: Agência Brazil

It’s Time We Call the Killings of Blacks in Brazil by Its Proper Name: Genocide

Genocide, as defined by the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ...