Brazil: when the dream becomes a nightmare
It was ranked alongside Russia, India and China as an emerging global economic powerhouse but now the pillaging of Brazil’s natural resources, corruption at its highest levels and a crippling drought is threatening that status.
Glifos Comunicaciones AC
A media for development organization, providing platforms for dialogue.
Victory for small Amazon community
Federal judge suspends activities of a Canadian-owned mining company near the small community of São José, after LAB team of journalists exposes the harm the company is causing.
Rubble: The Afterlife of Destruction
A new book looks at long-abandoned settlements in the Chaco region in the Southern Cone and finds out whether they are still meaningful to the criollos living there today. Not for everyone but successful in its own terms.
The Amazon: Crowd-funding Campaign for Justice for the Munduruku
Help the Munduruku Indians in their struggle for respect of their
Indigenous Rights
Movimientos
The most active Latin American events organisation in the UK
Mexico: We’re walking on bones
From Guadalajara, LAB Editor Nick Caistor describes a country built on bones: both ancient and very recent.
Brazil: football, the opium do povo
Like a religious faith, the Brazilian obsession with football is beyond rational explanation.
Honduran Art: Legan Rooster’s Dystopian Reality
Legan Rooster is a prolific self-taught artist based in Tegucigalpa whose vivid images reflect his perception of Honduras' chaos, injustices, and oppression.
Brazil: Launch of “The Munduruku Indians: Weaving Resistance”
In true Amazon style, Nayana Fernandez's new film documentary is launched.