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 …
Crivella’s Guardians: hired goons attack reporters in Rio
Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor under investigation for ordering staff to attack reporters covering the pandemic by Luiz Matheus* Imagine that the president of Belarus, …
Maré shows its force – a Rio community fights against coronavirus
An Interview with Dr. Eliana Sousa Silva, Director of Redes da Maré. By Brian Mier One of tourists’ first impressions of Rio de Janeiro …
No bishops, no captains: Rio Carnaval vs the Far Right
This year’s Rio de Janeiro carnaval parade, which will take place on February 23rd and 24th, shows sings of being one of its most …
69% of Rio residents want to move out
Postcard views and beautiful beaches may be nice for tourists, but most Cariocas want to leave. Governor Wilson Witzel’s violent security policies and fear …
Supreme Court may investigate involvement of Jair Bolsonaro in Marielle Franco’s murder
BREAKING: Globo’s Jornal Nacional has reported that one of those involved in the March 14 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco …
Police killing of 8 year old girl blamed on Rio Governor Witzel
Brazil is still in shock at the killing of an eight-year-old girl, Agatha Vitória Sales Félix, struck in the back by a bullet during …
Marielle Franco would have turned 40 today
500 days after the socialist city councilwoman’s assassination, the people who ordered her killing are still at large On Saturday, July 27th, Congressman Marcelo …
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 …
80 Shots Fired By Army At Family Car Kill Black Musician In Rio
Leia em português | Leer en español | Brasil de Fato | São Paulo By Marcos Hermanson. Army officers in Rio de Janeiro opened …