The Marie Antoinette of Maranhao
Horrific events in Pedrinhas prison expose the pernicious effects of the 50-year reign of the Sarney family in Maranhao
The Never-Ending Eviction: Demolition, protest and police violence in a Rio...
Panic and despair in Favela do Metrô-Mangueira, next to the World Cup final stadium, as authorities order demolition of 12 homes.
Catholic Church: Pope Francis goes back to the future
Signs that the new Pope has revived the spirit of Vatican II and rehabilitated parts of Liberation Theology -- so important in Latin America.
Combate Racismo Ambiental
Based in Rio de Janeiro we work throughout Brazil to denounce cases of environmental racism and other human rights violations, to share information and to build alliances with partners to work for a fairer world.
Machine guns and development
Minguarana Producciones, the latest LAB Partner, have submitted their first blog, which tells the story of the Amazonian hamlet of Mangabal, which is the subject of a documentary film they are working on.
Chico Mendes — 25 years after his death
The Amazon activist, Chico Mendes, was murdered outside the door of his house on 22 December 1988. Jan Rocha, who met him, looks at his legacy.
The new face of Latin American farming
Vast tracts of land are being taken over by powerful investors, many of them from Latin America. Such is the pace, says development expert, Cristobal Kay, that the continent is being transformed before our eyes.
Minguarana Producciones
Minguarana Producciones es una asociación de profesionales del mundo de la comunicación que nace con el objetivo de dar voz a los afectados por grandes proyectos hidroeléctricos en la cuenca del río Tapajós (Oeste de Pará, Brasil)
Revisiting Paraguay 1
Much remains unchanged but a few are daring to speak out against corruption, says Jan Rocha, in the the first of two blogs
Brazil: the road to progress?
Remarkable 1970 footage has been found of the Brazilian dictator, General Medici, celebrating the felling of Brazil nut trees to announce the arrival of progress to the ‘Amazonian vacuum’