Tag: slavery
Thousands Work as Slaves in Brazil’s Charcoal Industry
For more than a year, Antonio slept with a wasp nest humming above his ...
Slave Workers Rescued in Brazil Were as Young as Nine
A large Brazilian tobacco exporter has been charged with using slave labor in the ...
Killing of a Black Man Beaten by Security Guards Shows Brazil Racism Hasn’t Changed in 300 Years
In 1695, Zumbi – a warrior and leader of former Black slaves – was ...
How Romanticization of the Past Makes Portugal Deny Its Racism and Reality of Colonialism
The slogan: “Portugal is a country of gentle manners” was crafted by Portugal’s former ...
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 ...
Brazil Government Turns to Cartoons and Movies to Fight Slave Labor
From a cartoon about child workers to an HBO mini series, Brazil is turning ...
Nestlé and Danone Might Be Added to Brazil’s Slavery Dirty List
Global food companies Danone and Dairy Partners Americas Brasil (DPA), partly owned by Nestlé, ...
For Cuban Doctors in Brazil a Choice Between Being a Slave or a Refugee
Isabela, one of more than 8,000 Cuban health workers in Brazil, saw two options ...
How Brazil Used Cachaça, Tobacco and Gold to Keep Slave Trade Going
Sections of a Brazilian slave ship from the 19th century. Robert Walsh, as shown ...
In Brazil, Legacy of Slavery Lives On with Subservience, Violence and Slave Labor
Brazil abolished slavery 130 years ago, but its society has failed to deal with ...
