Brazil Celebrates Black Consciousness Day as National Holiday for First Time November 22, 2024 "We were the ones who built this nation."
Brazil to Impose Entry Restrictions on Some Asian Nationals to Stop Migration to US and Canada August 27, 2024 The rush of foreign arrivals has caused "great turmoil" at Brazilian airports.
Brazil’s Fighting Kites Are a Part of Its Culture. But Some Want Them Banned to Save Lives August 26, 2024 "Often, the police don’t even stop criminals. Imagine [stopping] someone flying a kite."
Brazil, Facing Calls for Reparations, Wrangles with Its Painful Legacy of Slavery February 2, 2024 Bank executive: "All of Brazilian society should apologize to Black people."
Bank of Brazil Apologizes for Its Complicity in the Slave Trade January 16, 2024 The Public Prosecutor's Office now wants the bank to offer reparations.
Mixed-Race People Become Brazil’s Biggest Population Group December 26, 2023 “The census is increasingly seen as progress for Brazil’s non-white population."
Biden’s DHS Released into U.S. Illegal Alien Accused of Murdering Child October 27, 2023 The wonderful people we allow in.
Brazil Bank’s Past Slavery Ties to Be Investigated in Unprecedented Inquiry October 8, 2023 Reparations shakedown.
Brazil State Approves New ‘Vinicius Junior Law’ to Combat Racism at Sporting Events June 8, 2023 "This law aims to combat racism and create an egalitarian society."
Black Priests Criticize ‘Pact of Whiteness’ After Bishops’ Conference’s Election in Brazil May 17, 2023 "How can we not discuss the racism that exists in the power structure that still dominates the Catholic Church in Brazil?"
Brazil Orders Google to Halt Campaign Against Speech Bill May 2, 2023 The left-wing government wants to censor online "hate speech."
Brazil Creates Rights Medal Named After Black Writer, Replacing Princess April 5, 2023 The white princess formally ended slavery in the country.
30% of Brazil Top State Jobs to Go to People of Color: Decree March 26, 2023 President: "Without race and gender equality there will be no democracy."
Brazil Confederation May Punish Acts of Racism With Points Deductions February 19, 2023 It's the first sports league in the world to adopt such a measure.
Lula Puts Diverse New Face on Brazil Government January 12, 2023 Bolsonaro's administration "was dominated by white men and military generals."
Brazilian Man Admits to Stabbing Biology Student 28 Times Because She Refused to Give Up Her Cellphone May 20, 2022 The perp was wanted for attempted murder of his neighbor on Saturday.
Mixed-Race Brazilians Increasingly Embrace Blackness December 18, 2021 University race quotas encourage mixed-race Brazilians to identify as black.
Murders, Killings by Police Rose in Brazil Last Year July 19, 2021 Over 76 percent of murder victims were black.
Brazil Olympians to Take Anti-Racism Training April 15, 2021 "Racism is structural. . . but we believe the sporting world can no longer tolerate it."
Wave of Black Politicians Takes Office in Brazil January 6, 2021 Fifty-six percent of Brazilians identify as black or mixed-race.
How Black Brazilians Are Looking to a Slavery-Era Form of Resistance to Fight Racial Injustice Today December 21, 2020 Black Brazilians want their own "spaces."
UN Urges Reforms in Brazil After Deadly Beating of Black Man November 24, 2020 "Structural racism" is to blame.
Pregnant Woman Tied up and Burned Alive in Car ‘by Married Lover Because She Refused to Abort the Baby’ November 5, 2020 Dispatch from Brazil.
Outrage as Boy, 14, is Brazil Police’s Latest Victim June 4, 2020 Black Lives Matter reaches South America.
Five Foreign Films for American White Advocates April 14, 2020 An international look at crime, totalitarianism, and conflict.
Brazil Gangs Impose Strict Curfews to Slow Coronavirus Spread March 26, 2020 “The traffickers are doing this because the government is absent."
The Trump Administration Has Started Sending Brazilian Asylum Seekers Back to Mexico January 30, 2020 60,000 asylum seekers are waiting in Mexico for their court dates.
Photos: What Will a Third World America Look Like? December 12, 2019 The slums in the global South give us a good guess.
Why Some Nations are Rich and Others are Poor August 18, 2019 Do inferior and superior “cultures” account for differences in wealth?
Impeach Bolsonaro? Just Five Months In, Talk Has Already Begun May 24, 2019 His approval ratings are diving.
Trump Endorses Bolsonaro at White House, Mulls Bringing Brazil into NATO March 19, 2019 Bolsonaro: “The vast majority of potential immigrants do not intend to do good to the U.S. people.”
Vogue Brazil Director Resigns over Birthday Photos Evoking Slavery February 15, 2019 More “optics” over substance.
Bolsonaro: Brazil Has Been ‘Liberated from Socialism, Political Correctness’ January 2, 2019 He promises to free Brazil from “ideological submission.”
Women in Latin America Are Being Murdered at Record Rates December 20, 2018 Women are killed with particular viciousness.
Bolsonaro: “Parts of France Are Now ‘Unliveable’ Due to Migrants ‘Who Want Their Culture to Prevail.’” December 20, 2018 "We don't want that for Brazil."
Bolsonaro Wins with 55.5 Percent of the Vote October 29, 2018 "Tropical Trump" wins. "Brazilian democracy is now in complete crisis," says American lefty.
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Threatens Purge of Leftwing ‘Outlaws’ October 22, 2018 Bolsonaro appears set for a landslide victory.
Amazon at Risk from Bolsonaro’s Grim Attack on the Environment October 9, 2018 Bolsonaro won the first round of the Brazilian elections Sunday.
Violence Spurs Support for a Radical in Once-Calm Southern Brazil October 1, 2018 Most residents in the area are of European descent.
Brazil Elections: A Tight and Turbulent Race September 27, 2018 Bolsonaro continues to lead the polls.
Latin America Is the Murder Capital of the World September 21, 2018 With 8 percent of the world’s population, Latin America accounts for one-third of the world’s murders.
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil Presidential Frontrunner Stabbed at Campaign Rally September 7, 2018 Injuries are much worse than originally reported.
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s Far-Right Presidential Hopeful Stabbed at Campaign Event September 6, 2018 Attacker stabbed him below his bulletproof vest.
Once Considered Too Extreme, Brazilian Right-Winger Homes In on Presidency August 31, 2018 He’s gaining support from left, center, and right because of his push against crime.
Remember How Brazil, Ecuador and Peru Condemned Arizona over Illegal Immigration in 2010? August 23, 2018 Venezuelans are fleeing their own country, and nobody wants them.
Record 63,880 People Murdered in Brazil in 2017 August 10, 2018 Police sergeant: "There is an impunity about homicide crimes in Brazil."
Bolsonaro Says Black Brazilians Aren’t Owed Anything over Slavery August 3, 2018 Front-runner in Brazil's presidential race says Africans turned over the slaves.
True to Their Roots: Many Black Brazilians Rejecting Hair Straighteners — And White Beauty Standards July 3, 2018 Natural hair has become a symbol of “resistance” for non-white Brazilians.
Brazil’s Murder Rate Wreaks Destruction at World War Proportions June 22, 2018 62,500 murders in 2016.
Japan to Let In 500,000 Foreign Workers to Help Plug Labor Shortage June 4, 2018 Foreign workers can stay five years and must demostrate proficiency in speaking Japanese.
Trump of the Tropics: The ‘Dangerous’ Candidate Leading Brazil’s Presidential Race May 14, 2018 Liberals consider him "possibly the most repulsive politician on earth."
“Black Panther” Is Inspiring Black Brazilians to Occupy Elite, White Shopping Malls February 26, 2018 “Brazil’s white elite’s ever-present racial and class-based fears are palpable.”
11.8 Million Brazilians Are Illiterate; Rate Among Blacks Is Double the Rate Among Whites December 22, 2017 The explanation, of course, is poverty and flaws in the education system.
Brazil Marks Black Awareness Day Under Racism Cloud November 20, 2017 Blacks are 54 percent of the population, but only 5 percent of those with management jobs.
‘Black is Beautiful’ Advert for Toilet Paper Sparks Outrage in Brazil October 26, 2017 Top black lawyer calls it "subliminal racism."
Millions Return to Poverty in Brazil, Eroding ‘Boom’ Decade October 24, 2017 Welfare payments that boosted millions from poverty are now being cut.
Foreigners in Japan Face Major Discrimination, Language Not the Problem – Poll March 31, 2017 The Japanese still have a strong sense of national identity.
For Affirmative Action, Brazil Sets Up Controversial Boards to Determine Race October 14, 2016 In one state, the boards even "measure lip size, hair texture and nose width."
Did Rio Cops Embellish Story Like Lochte? August 22, 2016 The Olympian's fib may not be as egregious as authorities suggest.
Ryan Lochte Downplays Gunpoint Robbery Outside Olympic Village August 15, 2016 Fake police officers robbed four Olympians out to celebrate their victories.
Rio’s Olympics Woes Sour IOC on Developing World as Games Site August 4, 2016 Nobody is talking about having the games in Africa or India anymore.
Admixture in the Americas: Regional and National Differences March 15, 2016 European ancestry has high correlation with intelligence and wealth.
The 50 Most Violent Cities in the World Are Revealed, with 21 of Them in Brazil February 1, 2016 Saint Louis is 15th, Baltimore is 19th.
Latin American Governments Fail to Tackle Booming Urban Slums: Report August 17, 2015 About 20 percent of Latin Americans live in slums.
Dark-Skinned or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging a Collective Identity August 13, 2015 It helps them get racial preferences.