Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian

Train along the Carajás Railway, Brazil News

Court Stops Vale’s US$4.1B Railway: Daily

Contributing Reporter - August 7, 2012

By Mary Carroll, Contributing ReporterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A logistics project worth US$4.1 billion has been stopped in its tracks, as the world’s largest iron ore producer, Vale, was forced to suspend work on the extension of the...

Indigenous and Afro-Brazilians on ILO: Daily

Contributing Reporter - June 17, 2012

By Melissa Rossi, Contributing ReporterRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - As part of the Rio+20 debates on culture and sustainability, representatives of the Indigenous and Afro-Brazilian communities participated in the seminar “Quilombos, terreiros e juventudes: justiça ambiental e práticas culturais...