Tag: Brazil

The mine tailings slurry released after the collapse caused 19 deaths - Antonio Cruz/Agência Brasil

Five Years After Brazil’s Mariana Dam Tragedy Very Little Reparation Has Been Done

Five years after the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam, in the town of ...

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Mariana Tokarnia
The BR-319 is now passable in the dry season due to a "maintenance" program begun in 2016 - Photo: P.M. Fearnside.

Here Starts the End of Brazil’s Amazon Forest. It’s Called BR-319 Highway

The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) Highway was built in the early 1970s by Brazil’s military ...

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Philip M. Fearnside
Rio Carnaval's float - Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil

Rio Calls Off Carnaval and New Year’s Celebrations Till There Is a Vaccine for Covid-19

There will be no Carnaval street parties in Rio de Janeiro next year. The ...

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Douglas Correa
Forest Guardian Paulo Guajajara watches a loggers shack burn - Thomson Reuters Foundation/Max Baring

One Year After Guardian of the Forest’s Murder Nothing Has Changed in the Brazilian Amazon

Illegal loggers are operating unchecked in Brazil’s Amazon as coronavirus rages despite government vows ...

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Zoe Tabary
The protestors in São Paulo rallied in support of Bolsonaro, with one demonstrator holding a sign saying "We are not guinea pigs"

Brazilians Go to the Streets to Protest Against Chinese Covid Vaccine

More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo’s main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday to ...

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Crowd wearing T-shirts with Jair Bolsonaro's face on. Victory: supporters of Jair Bolsonaro celebrate in October 2018. Joedson Alves/EPA

From Lula to Bolsonaro: from Left to Right, But Two Varieties of Same Populism

While the rise of populist politicians in Europe and the US gets a lot ...

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Patricia Justino and Bruno Martorano
Commodities on the move on the completed southern section of the BR-163 Highway - Roosevelt Pinheiro / Agência Brasil

For the Military, the Brazilian Indian Is a Savage and an Obstacle to Progress

The media portrayal of Brazil’s annual fire season — which in 2020 is trending ...

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Peter Speetjens
Local initiatives have emerged during the pandemic in the favelas | Gabriel Loiola

How a Favela in Rio Is Dealing with Mental Health Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Empty streets, full minds. The fear of the new coronavirus occupies the thoughts of ...

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Thaís Cavalcante
Brazilian President greets people during celebration of Independence Day / Lucio Tavora / PA Images

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Rhymes with Delinquent

Historical facts do not repeat themselves, but they can rhyme, like the verses of ...

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Jean Wyllys
Jair Bolsonaro | Jeso Carneiro/Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0

Brazil President Bolsonaro Becomes Lula on His Way to Reelection

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro seeks to encompass Bolsa Família (Family Fund), the most successful ...

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Robert Born