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62,500 murders: most violent year in Brazilian history
New data shows homicides increased during coup year of 2016. Most victims were Afro-Brazilian males. By Brian Mier Wednesday, June 6 marked the release of …
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The Assassination Of Socialist Marielle Franco
On March 14th in the Estácio area of Rio de Janeiro, Councilwoman Marielle Franco of the Socialism & Freedom Party (PSOL) was executed with 5 …
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Djamila Ribeiro: The fight against racism & sexism in Post-Coup Brasil
Djamila Ribeiro, 37, is currently one of the most popular writers and public figures in the Afro-Brazilian woman’s rights movement. She was born into …
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The Inglorious Fall of William Waack
In 2006, Globo TV’s senior news editor Ali Kamel wrote a book called “We are not racists“, in which he argued that, despite all …
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Campaign urges US University to cancel Bolsonaro appearance
Update 7/10/17: The Campaign has issued a response to the person responsible for Bolsonaro’s invitation Dr. Mark Langevin, a specialist on US-Brazil energy relations …
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Fascist Bolsonaro: “Where there is indigenous land, there is wealth beneath it.”
UPDATE 3/10/17: Jair Bolsonaro has been prosecuted and fined R$50,000 for his racial slur against Quilombola communities. A campaign has been launched to urge …
I’m not your Negro, in Brazil
By Patricia Azevedo Boyd In Brazil, racial issues are complex and contentious but very important to talk about. The tendency has been to pretend …
