Tag: violence
Rio, Brazil, Gets Its Own Body Count Site: 44 Dead in 4 Days
Like US General Tommy Frank, who told reporters covering the Iraq war, "We don't ...
Former Miss Brazil Needs Surgery After Being Robbed in Rio
Leila Schuster, 35, who was Miss Brazil in 1993, got discharged from the hospital ...
In Brazil’s Favelas Caveirí£o Took Place of Bogeyman
Since 2005, social movements, NGOs, community residents, families of the victims of police violence ...
From Slums to Mansions: a Full-Body Portrait of Rio, Brazil
"Quiet talks and quiet dreams/Quiet walks by quiet streams/And the window looking on the ...
Lula Brought Poverty Down in Brazil, But Safety, Education and Health Are in Shambles
On Sunday October 1st, 2006, more than 120 million Brazilians will head to an ...
More Civilians Murdered in Brazil in One Year than in Iraq After 3 Years of War
About 45,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since the invasion of their country by ...
Are Brazilians Ready for Democracy? They’ll Answer on the Ballot Box
The first big soccer event in Brazil after the disappointing performance of the national ...
When I See What’s Going on in Brazil I Feel Like Picking Up a Gun
They come every trash day. A black man in his twenties and his son, ...
94% of Brazilians Worry a Gun Might Spoil Their Day
Close to 100% of Brazilians are worried about becoming a victim of a gun. ...
Indian Assassination Has Doubled in Brazil from 20 to 40 a Year
The extreme social exclusion and lack of government actions for truly protecting the rights ...
