Curated Alternative Narratives
Platform for censored narratives in social media. We publish what others keep silent.
Thousands Protest Throughout Brazil Against Education Cuts
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Several thousand people marched through downtown Rio de Janeiro Thursday, May 30, in an attempt to get...
Favela Residents Ask Government to “Stop Killing Us” in Counter-Demonstration
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Copacabana beach played host to demonstrations in favor of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, but just blocks...
Majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court Votes to Make Homophobia Illegal
Column By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Following a suspension of three months, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) reconvened Thursday to vote on...
Killing of Eight Alleged Traffickers in Rio Investigated by Police
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio’s homicide police are investigating the killing of eight alleged drug traffickers during an operation in Maré,...
Charges Filed Against Twelve Soldiers in Slaying of Musician and Bystander
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last month, soldiers from the Army's 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion were advised that a white sedan was...
In Rio, Politics is a Dangerous Game
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio's Civil Police arrested the President of the Municipal Chamber of Nilopolis Thursday on charges that he...
Rio’s Governor Joins Police on Operation From the Air
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A helicopter ride from Rio de Janeiro to the resort town of Angra dos Reis used to...
Combat Photography in Rio de Janeiro’s Favela City of God
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Early this year news Photographer and Journalist C.H. Gardiner covered a Military Police Operation in Rio's Cidade...
Authorities Look for Answers in Rio’s Deadliest Police Shooting in Years
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At dawn police surrounded the Rio de Janeiro favela of Fallet following days of shooting between rival...
A Cease-Fire Between Brazil’s Drug Gangs may be Responsible for the Recent Drop in Homicides
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Authorities are claiming a decrease in homicides in the north of Brazil is the result of government...
Captain Executed in Rio Highlights Risks Faced by off Duty Police
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The two armed men entered the barbershop when Anderson Azevedo Galvão was in the middle of a...
Every four and a half hours, Rio’s police kill. Authorities say it’s Working
By C.H. Gardiner
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio elected its new governor, Wilson Witzel, on his promise to give police the tools and legal...