Brazil

May 8, 2024
Michael Fox

Climate change and poor disaster preparedness have exacerbated the impacts of historic floods that have left parts of southern Brazil underwater.

April 10, 2024
Hannah McKenzie

The artists who sell their poems on the streets of Rio de Janeiro see the occupation of public space as a necessary effort to expand self-expression and access to art.

February 13, 2024
Patricia Rodríguez

For a small farmer in Rio de Janeiro state, a private port catering to the fossil fuel industry has brought a decade-long struggle to remain on the land.

February 12, 2024
Patricia Rodriguez

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration brought high hopes of reversing devastating environmental destruction. Will a new fossil fuel boom undermine promises for change?

January 30, 2024
Hannah McKenzie

Meet the artists pushing for a wave of social change through sapafunk, a subgenre that celebrates lesbian desire and sexuality.

July 10, 2023
Felipe Milanez e Roberto Araújo Santos

Em tempos de turbulência política, as elites recorrem à violência. Quando o poder de Bolsonaro caiu, ataques anti-indígenas na Amazônia explodiram, alimentados por narrativas de ódio.

July 10, 2023
Felipe Milanez and Roberto Araújo Santos

In times of political turbulence, elites often turn to violence. As Bolsonaro’s grip on power faltered, anti-Indigenous attacks in the Amazon exploded, fueled by narratives of hate.

July 10, 2023
Adrián Lerner Patrón

Despite the enduring image of the Amazon as a vast jungle frontier, urbanized spaces—and the millions of people that call them home—are central to the past and future of the rainforest.

July 10, 2023
Ehuana Yaira Yanomami

"Antigamente, no lugar onde viviam nossos antepassados, a floresta era assim, estava tudo bem e nós, Yanomami dessa geração, queremos continuar existindo assim".

June 7, 2023
Constance Malleret

Prosecutors in Brazil are seeking reparations for decades-old human rights violations allegedly committed by Volkswagen in the Amazon during the military dictatorship.

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