Faces of Latin America, 4th edition
A new edition of Faces of Latin America, a vital source of information on Latin America, has been published.
Reconnecting with Recife
LAB's Francis McDonagh renews his links with Recife, and observes Brazil at a slant, outside the São Paulo-Brasília beltway.
Peru Support Group
The Peru Support Group (PSG) is a civil society organisation established in 1983 which seeks to promote the rights of the poorest groups in Peru.
ABColombia
ABColombia is the advocacy project of a group of five leading UK and Irish organisations with programmes in Colombia: CAFOD, Christian Aid UKI, Oxfam GB, SCIAF and Trócaire.
SAO PAULO: A LITTLE DELICACY, PLEASE
A plea for restraint and humanity to save São Paulo from the developers.
BRAZIL’S MENSALAO TRIAL: POLITICAL TRIAL OR FAIR SENTENCES?
One of Brazil’s most controversial Supreme Court trials has just ended after four months. In a special article for LAB Jan Rocha reports from Sao Paulo.
‘FESTIVAL OF KILLING’ IN SAO PAULO
There has been alarming increase in unexplained killings in São Paulo in recent months. In a special article for LAB, Jan Rocha looks at what is going on.
Election Day in Caracas
Rachael Boothroyd gives a lively account of election day in the capital.
Part 6: Fordlândia
In the sixth and final episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford takes time off to visit Fordlândia, Henry Ford's failed attempt to create rubber plantations in the Brazilian Amazon.
Part 5: Altamira, Belo Monte, Anapu – colonos and loggers
In the fifth episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford continues eastwards along the Transamazônica highway to the town of Altamira, which, due to the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station, is expanding at a momentous rate.