Tag: movement

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With the theme "Unifying the struggles in defense of Indigenous Brazil - For the guarantee of the original rights of our peoples," more than 2,500 indigenous representatives from over...

By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Thousands assembled in the streets of several Brazilian cities on Thursday to mourn and protest the death of Rio city councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. The assassination...

By Stephanie Foden, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Celebrities from across the country and abroad have shown their support to the wave of protests in Brazil either in person or online. The protests started in response to increases...