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 ...

In Brazil, Education Is Not Guarantee of Good Job or Even a Job

Unemployment, informality and inactivity threaten the future of nearly 106 million young people in ...

Brazil Prisons Get 187 Young Adults Every Day

The latest study out by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice shows that every hour, ...

Close to 30% of Brazilians Are Between 15 and 29. They Want Jobs and Education

Since yesterday, June 13, around 80 young people from more than 12 countries and ...

27% of Brazil’s Youth Do Nothing. They Neither Work Nor Study.

About a quarter of Brazilians in the 15 to 24 age group neither work nor ...

Brazil Youths Wants Bigger Participation in Politics

Brazil’s urban youths would like to participate more in the country’s civic and political ...

Brazil Concentrates Effort of Job Training on Youth

After nearly two years of operation, Brazil’s National First Job Incentive Program (PNPE) has ...

Brazil Says Is Trying to Catch Up on Its Debt to Its Youngsters

Brazil’s National Youth Secretary, Beto Cury, said that the Brazilian State has a debt ...

In Brazil, 30% of Inmates Are 24 or Younger. Still There’s No Program to Educate Them

The report,”Moving Agreements on from Paper,” drafted by more than 40 NGO’s (non-governmental organizations) ...

Two-Thirds of Brazil’s 32 Million Youths Are Poor Who Need More than Food

Brazil government’s policies for young people, concentrated on the war against poverty and hunger, ...

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