Clique aqui para Português Shortly after 8pm on Saturday, August 20, just as the thousands of fans packed into the Olympic Boulevard in Rio’s Port Region began celebrating Brazil’s victory in the gold medal soccer match, a group […]
Clique aqui para Português Brazil’s first Olympic gold medal was won by Rafaela Silva, a judo player from City of God. Despite all the obstacles associated with being a black woman from a favela, she […]
Clique aqui para Português On Thursday July 28, Front Line Defenders hosted a press conference with five outspoken activists from Rio de Janeiro who have gained distinction as Human Rights Defenders, as a part of […]
Clique aqui para Português We are suffering from police invasions across three consecutive days in some Maré favelas, located in Rio’s North Zone. Since yesterday morning, Friday July 29, residents have heard shots all day […]
Clique aqui para Português Last week a delegation from the Black Lives Matter movement joined with activist groups based in Rio de Janeiro for a series of events under the name “Julho Negro” or “Black July.” […]