Twitter Message Almost Triggers Brazil-China Diplomatic Crisis
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A tweet by one of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's sons almost caused a diplomatic incident on...
March 20, 2020
Sao Paulo City to Invest in ‘Window Shows’ after Halting All Cultural Events
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With all cultural centers, movie theaters, shows and cultural events suspended, the city of São Paulo...
March 20, 2020
Brazil’s Supreme Court to Rule on Ban of Blood Donations by Gays
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) is scheduled to hear an appeal this week that may lift a...
March 15, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Accused of Trying to Censure the Press
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Eighteen entities operating in Brazil are accusing the government of Jair Bolsonaro of violations of freedom...
March 8, 2020
Brazilian Lawmakers Go to Washington to Challenge Bolsonaro
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Seeking support from foreign officials from what they say are human rights violations by the government...
February 28, 2020
Rio Samba Schools Use Carnaval to Criticize Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A little over a year into Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, Brazil has become deeply polarized. Right-wing...
February 23, 2020
Rio’s Secret Underground Carnaval: “Bate-Bola” Groups
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Away from the limelight, media coverage and swarm of foreign tourists who descend on Rio...
February 19, 2020
Brazilians in Limbo Both Here and in China Due to Coronavirus
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The thirty-four Brazilians, whom the government sent two air force planes to pick up in Wuhan,...
February 11, 2020
Trump’s Palestine Plan Is Extermination Plan, Say Brazilian Arabs
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The announcement by United States’ President, Donald Trump, of a peace plan for the Israeli/Palestine conflict...
February 4, 2020