Brazil’s First Burning Man Festival in Rio Grande do Norte
In 1986, Larry Harvey and Jerry James ritually burned a 2.7-meter-high wooden man on a beach in San Francisco.
July 31, 2019Section
In-Depth – Brazil
Bolsonaro Criticised Over Remarks About Dictatorship Deaths
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is once again coming fire for comments he made on Monday (July 29th) about the assassination...
July 31, 2019
MBL, Organizer of Rousseff Impeachment, Now Shunned by Right Wing
A key organizer of the 2013 street protests, which eventually led to the impeachment of former president, Dilma Rousseff, the...
July 31, 2019
Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels Concern Florianópolis
The constant rising tides that are advancing into the cities have caused immeasurable damage. The issue is serious. The seas...
July 26, 2019
Bolsonaro Wants Control Over Amazon Deforestation Data
After suggesting that the latest deforestation data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) was false, Brazilian President, Jair...
July 25, 2019
Brazil’s “Centrão” Bloc Takes Center Stage in Political Scenario
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, was elected on the promise of breaking away with the old politics of ‘one hand washes...
July 21, 2019
SSS Leader Unveils Plan to Kill Bolsonaro, Says Veja | Rio Times
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On September 1st, last year, no one paid any attention to a message on Facebook...
July 21, 2019
Coffee Producers Discuss Global Fund to Finance Poor Farmers
The solution to low coffee prices on global markets may be the creation of a fund which would invest US$10...
July 13, 2019
Child Labor Problem in Brazil Not Likely to be Solved Soon
The latest comment by Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, on child labor rules in the country has stirred up controversy among...
July 11, 2019