Clique aqui para Português Brazilian music was going well until the release of [funk song] “Só Surubinha de Leve”—translated as “Just a Little Orgy.” The song has generated controversy and a ton of hypocrisy. Many […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Edu Carvalho published by O Globo click here. RioOnWatch Editor’s note: In an article analyzing the “indifference” and “silence” of Brazilian authorities and institutions […]
Clique aqui para Português For many years the great actor Chico Anysio made us laugh through his character “Jovem,” whose nickname—meaning “youth” in Portuguese—was shortened from Jovelino Venceslau dos Santos. Jovem was based on another […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese by Douglas Felliphe published in Voz das Comunidades click here. RioOnWatch Editor’s note: In June 2016 the State of Rio de Janeiro officially declared a […]
Clique aqui para Português For the original article by Edilano Cavalcante in Portuguese published by Fala Manguinhos! click here. Today the Manguinhos favela woke up to silence. The usual noises of car horns, laughter, and children […]