Thousands Rally in “Black Women’s March” in Rio
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An estimated seven thousand people took to the streets of...
July 30, 2018Topic
protest
Billion Dollar Losses in Brazil Due to Truckers’ Strike
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Brazil tries to get back to normal after...
May 29, 2018
Brazil’s Government Gives in to Truckers Demands to End Strike
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After eight days of chaos on Brazilian highways, closed...
May 28, 2018
Brazilians Brace for Shortages as Truck Driver Protests Continue
Petrobras announced the reduction of ten percent in price of diesel oil but protesters say that is not enough and...
May 24, 2018Rio’s Museum of Art Celebrates Spirit of Samba Next Friday
To celebrate their new exhibition ‘O Rio do Samba: resistência e reinvenção’ (The River of Samba: resistance and reinvention) which...
April 5, 2018
Indigenous Tribe Occupy Power Plant Site in Brazil’s Amazon
The Munduruku tribe says sacred places and burial grounds were violated and destroyed during the construction of the hydroelectric power...
July 19, 2017
Rio Joins International Women’s Strike Tomorrow, March 8th
Rio de Janeiro is one of dozens of cities where women will be marching in solidarity on International Women’s Day,...
March 7, 2017Military Police and Protesters Clash in Rio’s Centro
Rio’s Centro resembled a combat zone yesterday as tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, fire bombs, stones and other debris...
December 7, 2016
Brazil’s Indigenous Protest in Congress, Presidential Palace
The communities denounce the government's 'neoliberal program' and want to know of possible changes in the demarcation of indigenous lands.
November 23, 2016