“Oil for the Few” at Brazil’s Export Ports
For a small farmer in Rio de Janeiro state, a private port catering to the fossil fuel industry has brought ...
Brazil at a Crossroads: The Environment or Oil and Gas
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration brought high hopes of reversing devastating environmental destruction. Will a new fossil fuel ...
The Queer Women Transforming Brazil’s Funk Music Scene
Meet the artists pushing for a wave of social change through sapafunk, a subgenre that celebrates lesbian desire and sexuality ...
Jogo de Bicho: Brazil’s Popular but Illegal Lottery Game
Although the game is historically tied to criminal groups, Brazil’s Congress is debating a proposal to legalize it ...
“Queremos continuar vivendo em nossa floresta como ela é”
"Antigamente, no lugar onde viviam nossos antepassados, a floresta era assim, estava tudo bem e nós, Yanomami dessa geração, queremos ...
The Amazon’s Forgotten Cities
Despite the enduring image of the Amazon as a vast jungle frontier, urbanized spaces—and the millions of people that call ...
Indigenous Defenders in the Crosshairs
In times of political turbulence, elites often turn to violence. As Bolsonaro’s grip on power faltered, anti-Indigenous attacks in the ...
Defensores indígenas da floresta na mira
Em tempos de turbulência política, as elites recorrem à violência. Quando o poder de Bolsonaro caiu, ataques anti-indígenas na Amazônia ...
