Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly Approves Bill Allowing Deputies to Carry Guns
On Wednesday, April 10th, the state deputies of Rio de Janeiro’s legislative assembly approved a bill that allows them to...
April 11, 2019Topic
Rights
Marcha das Vadias 2014 SlutWalk in Rio: Daily
On August 9th, approximately four hundred people gathered in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro for Marcha das Vadias 2014, the Brazilian...
August 10, 2014
Brazil Approves Landmark Internet Rights Law
President Dilma Rousseff approved last Wednesday a landmark Internet Bill of Rights that guarantees privacy and freedom of speech for...
April 29, 2014
The 17th Gay Pride Parade in Rio: Daily
Many thousands of partygoers have taken to the streets of Copacabana for Rio's 17th annual Gay Pride parade, with an...
November 19, 2012
Mass Gay Wedding Held in São Paulo: Daily
Forty-seven same-sex couples formalized their união estável (“stable union”) in São Paulo on Friday in a mass ceremony.
September 29, 2012
International Women’s Day for Brazil: Daily
International Day of the Woman yesterday prompted a re-examination of the role of women in power in Brazil.
March 9, 2012
Protest at Belo Monte Dam Site in Brazil
Activists, indigenous leaders, fishermen and local residents, gathered to stage a peaceful protest at the site of the Belo Monte...
November 1, 2011
The “Tragedy” of Corruption
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Worse than having a government plagued by corruption – a problem...
July 26, 2011