Tag: Minas Gerais
Officially Brazilian Indigenous Leader Killed Himself. It Was Murder, Say Friends
Indigenous chief Merong Kamakã Mongoió, who was found dead in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, on ...
Two New Books Reveal the Often Overlooked Musical Gems of Brazil’s Minas Gerais
If you go to Minas Gerais, listen to the music. At first, you’ll probably ...
It’s Been a Hard Fight, But Black Women Are Gaining Space in Brazilian Politics
“When she was murdered, the Black women’s movement dealt with this collective trauma by ...
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 ...
Trying to Please Trump, Brazil Approves Mass Deportation of Brazilians in the US
The U.S. government has again deported a planeload of Brazilians, the second such chartered ...
While World Demand for Slave-free Coffee Grows, Brazil Finds Ways to Cheat Consumers
As the coffee harvest drew to a close in the rolling hills of southeastern ...
34 Dead and 300 Missing After Another Dam Collapses in Brazil
Brazilian rescuers were searching for some 300 missing people after a dam burst at ...
Two Years After Brazil’s Dam Tragedy, Those Responsible For It Are Still Being Cheered
The worst environmental tragedy in Brazil’s history occurred on the fifth of November, 2015. ...
Yellow Fever Is Wiping Out Brazil’s Howler Monkeys
The deadly yellow fever — an infectious disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus — ...
Brazil: While Flood Brings Minas 8 Deaths and State of Emergency, Drought Hits South
The latest reports from the civil defense of Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais, ...
