Brazil Struggles to Reduce Child Labor
Brazil will not achieve targets for the eradication of “worst forms” of child labor in the country by 2015, according...
June 4, 2013Topic
Northeast
Toy Museum Set to Travel in Brazil
The exhibit of handmade Brazilian toys just closed in Salvador, with stops in Recife, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro soon.
June 4, 2013
Brazil Drought May Bring Power Rationing
Brazil may introduce power rationing for the first time since 2002, as heat and a drought in the Northeast have...
January 8, 2013
Brazil Loses 80% of Coral Reefs: Daily
Around eighty percent of Brazil’s coral reefs have been lost over the last half century due to pollution and illegal...
September 25, 2012
2012 Elections Are Turning Violent: Daily
Sixty days into the campaign, the 2012 municipal elections have already had more politically associated deaths and acts of violence...
September 4, 2012
A Tale of Two Favela Families
Opinion, by Michael Kerlin RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Favelas feature prominently in the news about Rio’s preparations for the...
December 13, 2011
Rousseff and 2010 Brazil Census Results
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff says the country’s black population still experiences unacceptable levels of poverty, violence and unemployment.
November 22, 2011
Aracaju: a Big Surprise in a Small State
By Amy Skalmusky, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - One could say that Aracajú suffers from the middle child...
November 30, 2010
Forró: Steps from the Northeast
By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Samba, the festive, high-energy dance that is one of the national...
May 11, 2010