Protest movements: the growing anger of the middle classes
Why middle class militancy in developing countries is only just beginning -- thoughts from a Nigerian commentator very relevant to Brazil, Mexico, Chile and other Latin American countries.
Brazil – terror in Bahia
Each week extermination groups are killing about 20 young men, nearly all of them black, in Salvador and surrounding towns
Brazil: Letters from Shamans and Young Guarani people
"White folk believe that all we seek is land. But what we really need is the earth." Indigenous people in Brazil spell out clear demands to keep their culture alive.
Music Is Pleasure: An Interview with Gilberto Gil
The iconic Brazilian musician's film Viramundo explains his unique view of culture, music and true multi-culturality.
Belo Sun: Brazil’s Largest Gold Mine to be near site of...
The Brazilian government is about to approve the construction of the country’s largest ever gold mine at Volta Grande on the Xingu River, only a short distance from the site of the internationally criticised Belo Monte dam.
Pope Francis: ‘I want you to make trouble!’
The Pope's message to young Argentine pilgrims in Rio sums up his desire for a shake-up of the Church.
Brazil: pacification by disappearance
The much vaunted 'pacification' programmes in Rio townships claim another victim: Amarildo has disappeared.
The Pope in Rio: will popularity be enough?
In her fifth Post, Jan Rocha describes the wave of popularity which greeted the Pope's visit to Rio. Will his new emphasis on social issues be enough to stem the Church's decline, she asks?
What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin...
Ben Dangl, editor of UpsideDownWorld.org, explores why today Latin America is no longer scared of U.S. imperialism.
Brazil’s protests — where now?
The scale of the protests in Brazil took everyone by surprise, even the demonstrators themselves. So where are they going? Sue Branford and Hilary Wainright have been listening to what Brazilian leftists from different generations think.