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Free Private Cities: Brazil’s New Libertarian Dystopia
An international Libertarian organisation is behind proposals to privatise Brazilian cities, creating vast luxury condominiums for the most wealthy, and removing democratic rights from their …
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Covid 19 and the right to the Brazilian city
The following speech was given by Brasil Wire editor Brian Mier on a World Social Forum webinar entitled: The Right to the City: Towards …
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Curitiba: beyond the myth of the perfect city
Curitiba is known around the world for innovative urban planning and European heritage. During a speech at the World Social Forum, however, Carol Dartora …
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Interview: Curitiba City Councilor Carol Dartora
“We view the state of Parana as a laboratory for all of Bolsonaro’s worst ideas,” says Dartora, who is the first Afro-Brazilian woman elected …
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Lesser Evil: Olympics bogeyman back as Rio mayor
Rio de Janeiro hasn’t elected a progressive mayor since the 1980s but this year progressives are celebrating anyway, as center right candidate and former …
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Brazilian elections – A day of shame for the far right
As the PT and Brazilian left made modest gains, the Bolsonaro coalition imploded By Brian Mier On Sunday, November 15, over 147 million Brazilians …
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Municipal elections promise gains for left, losses for Bolsonaro
Sunday’s elections promise to provide solid, but not breathtaking advances for the Brazilian left. On the other hand, all signs show that it will …
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SOS Rio: Military Police kill 434 in 2019
Bolsonaro ally Governor Wilson Witzel’s Military Police are now killing 5 people a day. Most victims are Afro-Brazilian youth. Many are being killed execution …
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RJ Governor orders helicopter snipers: Police kill 13
Rio De Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel orders use of helicopter snipers in poor communities and police break 20 year record for killing civilians. On …
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“Fahrenheit 241”: A burning Museum became a ghastly symbol of post-coup Brasil
Brasil’s Education crisis is not a crisis, it is a project. – Darcy Ribeiro. Across the political spectrum Brazilians will tell you that the …
