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Nation Abandonment: the Catch Phrase for the 21st Century — Astute News
Future historians, if they exist, will look back in amazement at the leaders of three nations in particular. The leaders – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and US President Donald Trump – not only ignore, but … Continue reading
Rio de Janeiro Carnival – Band Practice — Wilbur’s Travels
When in Rio in November 2018, we ventured down to the waterfront of Guanabara Bay near to Santos Dumont Airport, the main domestic hub for the Brazilian city, where we had landed from Iguazu and had witnessed planes taking off … Continue reading
Esquerda Online: Lula’s freedom changes Brazil. — No Borders
Editorial statement, Esquerda Online, Sao Paulo. Esquerda Online is published by Resistência, a revolutionary socialist component current of Brazil’s Party for Socialism and Freedom. Lula’s parole changes Brazil’s political panorama. After 580 days of unjust imprisonment, the PT leader making … Continue reading
An Obscure Afro-Brazilian “Colony” in Ghana: Accra’s Tabon Community — The Metropole
By Hermann W. von Hesse In the summer of 2017, I returned from Madison, Wisconsin to Accra – my hometown and Ghana’s capital since 1877 – to do my pre-dissertation research. Besides my main dissertation interests, I had since childhood … Continue reading
“Silent Warrior” by Indigenous Brazilian Poet Márcia Wayna Kambeba — Three Worlds One Vision
Márcia Wayna Kambeba – Indigenous Poet – Belém – Pará – Brazil Photo Credit: Brazilian Women’s Magazine Seja Extraordinária My Poetry Corner November 2019 features the poem “Silent Warrior” (Silêncio Guerreiro) by Márcia Wayna Kambeba, the artistic name of Márcia … Continue reading
No longer behind bars, Brazil’s ex-president says the left can win back the country in 2022 — Global News
He also called for solidarity with fellow South American countries and lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his border wall plan is unacceptable and aimed at keeping out poor people. Continue reading → via No longer behind bars, Brazil’s ex-president says … Continue reading
Salvador da Bahia is Brazil’s most African city and their culture is thriving
CGTN America It’s a city in Brazil where 80 % of its residents are of African descent. African culture has been experiencing a renaissance there as well. Salvador da Bahia is the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. It’s … Continue reading
Rio’s International Airport introduces a new area for groups to meet — Rio the Guide
Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, RIOgaleão – Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim, has introduced a new meeting space for groups arriving or departing from the airport. The new space can be found on the Mezanine level of Terminal 2. via Rio’s International … Continue reading
Brazil arrests 63, levies $8.7m in fines over fires — Publisher news
[ad_1] Brazil’s defense minister said on Monday 63 people were arrested and issued fines amounting to $8.7 million after the military was sent to fight raging fires in the Amazon rainforest. The announcement came as President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in … Continue reading
Bolsonaro and the battle for Brazil’s future: an interview with Elias Jabbour — Eyes on Latin America
The election of far right politician Jair Bolsonaro in last year’s Brazilian Presidential election sent shock-waves across Latin America and the entire world. What has been the impact of Bolsonaro’s first eight months in office? I interviewed Elias Jabbour, Professor … Continue reading
Special report: The Amazon rainforest ablaze
As the world watches fires ravage the Amazon, Sky News speaks to indigenous people living within the world’s most important rainforest.
How a Culture of Impunity is Fanning the Flames in Amazonia — University of Washington Press Blog
As a cultural anthropologist who has worked in Amazonia for the past twenty years, I am saddened—but not at all shocked—by the swathe of fires currently burning across northern Brazil. The smoke from these fires has famously blackened the daytime … Continue reading
