Three Reasons Charlottesville Could Happen in Brazil
Clique aqui para Português Over the weekend of August 12, the US city of Charlottesville, Virginia, played host to violent clashes between white supremacists attending a [...]
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8 Root Causes of Violence That Will Be Overlooked in Coverage of Rio’s Olympic Anniversary
Clique aqui para Português One year after the Olympic Games, and Rio de Janeiro is reeling from a wave of violence that would be unimaginable to the thousands of tourists [...]
Day 4b: ‘Beyond Numbers,’ The Baixada Screams for a Critical Analysis of the Atlas of Violence
Clique aqui para Português As part of Black July week, the Human Rights Center of the Nova Iguaçu Diocese, and the Fórum Grita Baixada held a panel to discuss the [...]
In Rio, the Police that Most Kill Are Also Those that Most Die
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Mariá Martín in Portuguese published by El País click here. Rio de Janeiro buries one police officer every other [...]
Marcelo Freixo, Socialist Candidate Running for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro [PROFILE]
Clique aqui para Português “I don’t want to take care of you. I want to govern with you!” said Marcelo Freixo recently, beaming to a cheering crowd at a rally [...]