‘Eureka’ is a reflection on oppression and a sensorial ride into...
Lisandro Alonso's film, 'Eureka,' intricately weaves together three distinct plots set in different parts of the Americas over different eras, presenting us with challenging and thought-provoking transitions across various genres.
Brazil: Coup and Carnival
Brazilian police and the Supreme Court have released a video showing Bolsonaro plotting to deny the results of the presidential election and mount a coup. The leading Samba schools in this year's carnivals, by contrast, highlighted the lives of Indigenous Peoples and the culture of black Brazil
Attack on Pataxó Hãhãhãi Indigenous leaders must be investigated
In January, two leaders of the Indigenous Pataxó Hãhãhãi community of Bahia State in Brazil were brutally attacked by a militia calling for a ‘repossession’ of their land, as police officers allegedly watched.
Belo Sun Mining seeks to criminalise Amazon defenders
The Canadian gold mining company’s criminal lawsuit attempts to silence and intimidate defenders of the Volta Grande do Xingú, including community leaders, Amazon Watch, and other environmental and human rights activists.
Carnival: Afro-Brazil meets Indigenous Amazon
In developing its carnival theme, the Salgueiro samba school drew on the knowledge of Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa, whose visit to the Rio de Janeiro community forged a bridge between favela and forest, reviving the transgressive power of Brazil’s most popular festival.
‘I’m still alive’: Yanomami to be honoured at Carnaval do Brasil
On Sunday, February 11, day two of Brazil’s five-day Carnival extravaganza, the Yanomami people will be honoured at the samba parade by Salgueiro, one the oldest, most venerated samba schools in Rio de Janeiro.
COP28: protest against Brazilian miner Vale’s ‘demagogy’
Black and Indigenous Brazilian protestors halted a joint panel at the COP28 climate conference, where the mining company Vale and government representatives were talking complacently about 'energy transition'.
Petro’s call at COP28 to defend the Amazon
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is interviewed at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai by Sumaúma. He takes a radical stand against oil exploration and drilling, in contrast to Brazil's Lula, who has signed his country up to OPEC+
The Amazon: the Sound of the Jaguar’s Roar
The story of Miranha and Juri, two indigenous children kidnapped from their people by German scientists 200 years ago, told in novel form by award-winning Brazilian author Micheliny Berunschk
The Amazon: protect the ‘undiscovered’ earthworks
Yet another reason to protect the Amazon - 1000s of 'undiscovered earthworks', says David Hill.
Researchers suggest hidden archaeological sites have role in Indigenous peoples’ land rights struggle
