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How organizers are harnessing solar energy to help Rio de Janeiro's favelas
Stacker via AOL· 6 months agoNext City looks into how a solar panel installation at a community center aims to be a model for...
Police raid in Brazil that killed at least 18 stirs outrage over use of force
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA woman waves a white sheet in protest and to ask for peace after a deadly police operation in a Rio...
16 million people live in neighborhoods Brazil calls 'subnormal.' It's finally changing the name
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAfter decades of delay and pressure, Brazil announced Tuesday that it will henceforth use “favelas...
Anitta Reflects on Dreaming Big in Brazil and Breaking the ‘Rules’ of Being a Woman: ‘I Wanted to...
Variety via AOL· 1 month agoAnitta reflected on growing up in the Brazilian favelas and breaking the “rules” to achieve her...
Anitta: on the album she staked her life on
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAnitta: in her orbitBernardo Doral São Paulo is sizzling. Drums lead a body-rolling beat, snares crackle, brass instruments trill along to rapid...
Nessa Yesufu: From Traveling Solo At 18, To Successful Group Trips
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNessa Yesufu started traveling solo at 18 and never stopped. Now, she hosts small group trips that...
At least 9 killed and 6 injured in police raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid Tuesday morning in several Rio de Janeiro’s sprawling, low-income neighborhoods left at least nine dead and six injured, police said in a statement. The raids ...
British Airways crew ‘lied about robbery to cover up drug and alcohol binge in Rio De Janeiro’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA British Airways crew has been accused of lying to police about being the victims of an armed...
Anitta Reborn: The Brazilian Superstar on ‘Funk Generation,’ Her First U.S. Tour and the Mysterious...
Variety via AOL· 2 months agoFor most of her life, Anitta didn’t think much about her death. Despite growing up in the notorious...
'The police come here to hunt': Brazilian cops kill at 9 times the rate of U.S. law enforcement
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe steep rise in police violence has been celebrated by President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pushed...