Mexico: Damp squibs from a fiery art
A summer exhibition at London's Royal Academy explores the art and photography produced during the years of revolution in Mexico from 1910-1940.
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.
Argentina Research Network UK (ARN)
The Argentina Research Network UK (ARN) brings together academics, researchers and postgraduate students from a wide range of disciplines who share a research interest in Argentina.
Che wants to see you
Ciro Bustos was an Argentine guerrilla who accompanied Che Guevara in his doomed Bolivian adventure in 1967. LAB's editor Javier Farje spoke to him during a brief visit to London. Video and blog. In Spanish
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.