Category: Brazil
May 31, 2011 > Staff
Brazil Promises More Protection To Activists In The Amazon After Recent Killings
Today in Latin America Top Story — Following a meeting on Monday, the Brazilian government said that it plans to protect rural activists and increase policing in the Amazon rain […] Read More >
May 26, 2011 > Staff
2 Environmental Activists Shot Dead In Brazil, As Congress Debates Loosening Restrictions On Clearing Amazon Rainforest
Today in Latin America Top Story — An environmental activist committed to protecting the Amazon rainforest was shot dead, along with his wife, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday. Rubber tapper José Claudio […] Read More >
May 13, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazilian Soccer Fans Face Backlash for Offensive Tweets
The Order of Brazilian Lawyers (OAB) has filed a racial discrimination complaint against a pair of Brazilian soccer fans for posting derogatory messages on Twitter after Flamengo was eliminated from […] Read More >
May 6, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazilian Supreme Court Legally Recognizes Same-Sex Couples
In a two-day session over same-sex unions, The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday overwhelming voted to extend the same rights and duties to same-sex couples as those that exist for […] Read More >
May 3, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazil Breaks Relations With Human Rights Commission Over Belo Monte Dam
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered an immediate cessation of relations with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after the regional body asked the government to suspend construction of […] Read More >
May 2, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazil Censors Simpsons Scene Of Two Men Kissing
Brazil’s TV Globo network on Friday cut a scene from the Simpsons in which Homer Simpson kissed another male character, the bartender Moe. Globo said that the minute-long sequence from […] Read More >
April 26, 2011 > Mari Hayman
American-Made “Rio: The Movie” A Hit In Brazil, U.S. And Abroad
“Rio: The Movie”, the hit animated feature by Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Saldanha, has topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row after its April 15 […] Read More >
April 26, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Google Irks Brazilians With Map of Rio de Janeiro Highlighting Favelas
Google has come under fire in Brazil for prominently featuring the names of favelas on the Internet giant’s online map service, Google Maps. An editorial by O Globo called […] Read More >
April 25, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazilian Air Force Monitored Politicians, Civilians, Church, for Ten Years After Dictatorship’s End
A trove of 35,000 documents released by the Brazilian National Archives on April 13 show that the Brazilian Air Force monitored leftist groups and political parties, labor union members, and […] Read More >
April 14, 2011 > Staff
China Cautiously Opens Its Market To Brazil
Today in Latin America Top Story — A state visit to China from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff aimed at correcting the South American country’s trade imbalance has begun to bear […] Read More >