Rio Police Launch App to Help Most Vulnerable Victims of Crime
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Today, November 7th, Rio' State Bureau for Education, Valorization and...
November 7, 2017Topic
women
Eco-friendly Market Run by Women Happens in Rio this Saturday
Aimed at promoting the solidary economy, "Feira das Colméias" brings to Glória ecological products, live music, capoeira and a talk...
August 10, 2017
Study Shows Increased Proportion of Women Refugees in Brazil
A study by an NGO in Brazil shows that in 2016, women accounted for 36 percent of the total of...
March 23, 2017
Brazil’s Senate Passes Stricter Sentences for Sexual Assaults
After national outcry, Senate passes bill that would render stiffer sentences to those who participate in gang rapes.
June 1, 2016
Brazil’s Interim President Temer Faces Panelaço Protest
In his first TV interview as interim president, Michel Temer, talks about lack of women in his cabinet and re-election.
May 16, 2016
Number of Women in Brazil Prisons Surges Since 2000
According to a government study, the number of incarcerated women in Brazil grew by more than 567 percent from 2000...
November 5, 2015
MST Landless March to Protest Brazil’s Agribusiness Model
Protests this year are led by women peasants who are also protesting the traditional domination of men in the fields.
March 12, 2015
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
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