Over Five Hundred Women Beaten Per Hour in Brazil Says New Study
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a new survey from the Brazilian Public Security...
February 27, 2019Topic
women
Four Women Murdered Every Day in Brazil in 2019
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a disturbing new report from the Inter-American Commission on...
February 6, 2019
Rio Hosts the First National Meeting of Women in the Samba Circle
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, November 24th, will see the ‘Primeiro Encontro Nacional...
November 23, 2018
LA Indie Rockers ‘Warpaint’ Perform Tonight at Rio’s Hub RJ
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Wednesday, November 7th, critically-acclaimed indie four-piece Warpaint will be...
November 7, 2018
Brazil’s 2018 General Elections to Have More Diverse Candidates
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year’s elections for president, state governors and congressional...
August 27, 2018
Sexual Misconduct Against Women Increases 55 Percent in Rio
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to a just-released study, between January and July of...
August 27, 2018
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, 2018
March in Central Rio to Mark 120 Days Since Marielle Franco’s Murder
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Starting at 4PM, this Thursday, July 12th there will be...
July 12, 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