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Brazil Government and Private Registrars Blame Each Other for Land Titles Mess in the Amazon
For a farmer in Brazil’s Amazon, Manoel Freire Camurca was doing pretty well for ...
The Billions Stolen by Brazilian Politicians Are Hurting the Country’s Poorest
Brazil is currently facing its worst recession in decades while corruption allegations consume the ...
Being a Human Rights Activist Is High Risk in Brazil. 66 Were Killed Last Year Alone
According to a report by the Brazilian Committee for Human Rights Defenders, violence against ...
G20 Is Not a Total Disaster. Brazil Is an Inspiration for Work Against Poverty
Suffering, starvation, mass displacement: Is the fight against extreme poverty, illness and war hopeless? ...
Rio’s Favela Residents Go to Copacabana Beach to Denounce Violence and Authorities’ Neglect
Hundreds of favela residents have rallied on Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Copacabana beach, weary ...
After 30 Years and Plastic Surgery, Police Nab Brazil’s Number One Druglord
Police have captured one of South America’s biggest cocaine kingpins, Luiz Carlos da Rocha, ...
A Brazil Judge Rules Again in Favor of Land-grabbers, Against Peasants in the Amazon
Until this week, 80 impoverished families, camped for almost a year under black plastic ...
Goodwill Ambassador Brazilian ‘Narcos’ Star Is on a Mission: End Slave Labor
As a boy growing up in Brazil’s impoverished northeastern state of Bahia, Brazilian actor ...
Brazil’s General Strike Didn’t Stop the Country and Brought Little Damage
Brazil went through Friday’s general strike, the second of its kind called for by ...
Unions Try to Stop Brazil with Protests Against Temer and Reforms
A general strike is sweeping Brazil this Friday for the second time this year. ...
