New Documentary on Pixação, Graffiti
By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Pixação, the spray-painted graffiti “signatures” that cover many of Brazil’s cities, including São Paulo and Rio, has become...
View ArticleRousseff Responds to Protests: Daily
By Maria Lopez Conde and Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has unveiled a three-pronged plan to improve public services amid continued...
View ArticleRio Tallies Vandalism and Police Violence
By Anna Kaiser, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio Secretary of Conservation and Public Services, Marcos Belchior, announced that damages in the Centro area from last Thursday’s...
View ArticleRio Teacher Protests Turn Violent: Daily
By George Powell, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For the second time this month, Rio’s city center was rocked by percussion grenades and tear gas as thousands of people took to the...
View ArticleBlack Bloc Grows as Rio Protests Continue
By Lisa Flueckiger, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The nationwide protests of June and July may have abated, but in their wake have come a series of cause-driven acts that continue to...
View ArticleBrazil Delays Review of Anti-Vandalism Law
By Maria Lopez Conde, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Discussion of a Senate bill that would change Brazil’s penal code to include harsher sentences against those who engage in...
View ArticleUSOC Apologizes for Swimmers’ False Robbery Report in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has apologized to Rio de Janeiro citizens and Brazilians alike for the damage that four...
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