“March Madness” is typically associated with basketball in the United States but it’s an apt term for the past month in Brazil as well. In addition to the country’s political scandals, protests, and economic crisis, March in […]
Clique aqui para Português The final month of 2015 offered a moment to take stock of the state of affairs in Rio and Brazil before 2016, the Olympic year, began. With summaries of human rights violations and […]
Clique aqui para Português This year’s Black Awareness Month has been a critical moment for Brazil’s black community, with protests against ongoing structural racism as well as celebrations of Afro-Brazilian heritage. It has also been […]
Clique aqui para Português The media spotlight on Rio is growing ever more intense ahead of the Olympics, as October began with the official Rio 2016 press briefing for international journalists. The month included a number […]