Unraveling Brazil’s Marielle Franco Mystery
After six years of inquiry and debate, significant developments emerge in the tragic 2018 assassination of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco
March 25, 2024Topic
Marielle Franco
Brazil: Lula da Silva dismisses the heads of the Federal Police of 18 states
The Brazilian Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, has made official this Thursday the replacement of 26 of the 27 regional...
January 20, 2023Brazilian government to punish protesters linked to possible military intervention
Brazil's new Justice Minister Flávio Dino assured that he would punish extremists who call for a military coup.
January 3, 2023
Murdered politician Marielle Franco receives statue in downtown Rio de Janeiro
The tribute comes on the day the councilwoman, who died in 2018, would have turned 43. The monument stands where...
July 28, 2022
Rio Police Arrest Two Suspects in Murder of Activist Marielle Franco
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor's Office and the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police announced Tuesday morning that two suspects of killing councilwoman...
March 12, 2019
Mangueira Crowned 2019 Rio Carnival Samba School Champions
The samba school told the history of Brazil from the perspective of the popular, unsung heroes, including murdered councilwoman, Marielle...
March 7, 2019
Estácio de Sá Win Promotion to Grupo Especial at Rio’s 2019 Carnival
This Ash Wednesday, March 6th, Estácio de Sá samba school was announced the winners of Rio’s Série A (Access Group)...
March 7, 2019
Brazil’s Samba Schools and Blocos Pay Tribute to Lawmaker Marielle Franco
Among the traditional samba tunes this year during Carnival in Brazil, several samba schools and ‘blocos’ honored lawmaker and activist,...
March 5, 2019
Rio’s Carnival Parade Mixes Technology With Poignant Humanity
Over the evenings of Sunday, March 3rd, and Monday, March 4th, the fourteen samba schools in Rio’s Grupo Especial presented...
March 5, 2019