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An important figure in environmental and Indigenous rights activism since the 1980s, now 70 years old, he wants to promote native languages with the ABL and, above all, young Indigenous writers.
Blog: Global Voices
SNI, the predecessor of the current Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) sought to continue illegal activities after the end of the military dictatorship, according to previously unpublished records
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The data revealed that aggressions of various types against media professionals decreased to 181 last year, while, on the other hand, lawsuits targeting journalists increased by 92.31 percent last year
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The film recounts the struggle of the Indigenous Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau people, in Rondônia state in northern Brazil, to defend the territory against invasions from land grabbers and farmers.
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"Quilombolas" live in "quilombos," a term used for communities of an ethnic origin, who have the right to the ownership of their lands and the maintenance of their own culture.
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An organization bringing together residents' associations saw leaders arrested, and was considered subversive in the 1960s, under Brazil's military dictatorship
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A report detailed 36 attacks on schools in Brazil between 2002 and October 2023, 16 of them this year. Daniel Cara, the project coordinator, talked to Global Voices about what's behind this issue.
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In adverts pushed on Instagram and Facebook, politicians have taken positions against abortion and criticized the Supreme Court for scheduling a ruling on it
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The map of Brazil is a drawing made by colonizers' hands. Artists have been adding new images to this cartography, which provoke questions about the development of Brazil.
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More than half of the journalists, communicators and influencers surveyed said they had received threats or been intimidated online, while 46 percent reported that they had already suffered hacking attempts on social media profiles
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As in most communities in the Amazon where such large-scale projects take place, residents fear damage to their communities.
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Soon after Brazil's defeat by Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup, the Brazilian national team wanted to change its kit. A 19 year-old man was responsible for the design that became one of the most iconic in world sport.
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Volume 46, Issue 1, p. 1
ISSN: 0048-5950
World Affairs Online
In: Ethnopolitics, Volume 23, Issue 2, p. 173-192
ISSN: 1744-9065