Panama City: buses as art
A treasure trove of popular art heads for the scrapheap, as Panama City's famous buses are replaced by more modern and safer vehicles.
Brazil: The cost to Rio of hosting the Rio Games and...
Evictions, speculative building, state coercion: the harsh realities of Rio de Janeiro's preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games documented in this new film
BRAZILIAN MAIDS: A PHOTO ESSAY
Around 8 million poor women work as maids for the richer families in Brazil. Mostly descendants of slaves, they generally live in a very small room in their employer's house or flat but, even so, they are often considered 'part of the family'.
4th London Brazilian Film Festival is back!
For the fourth time, the UK's capital is hosting a Brazilian Film Festival. In two weeks, between September 21 and 25, it returns, bringing a wide selection of 24 movies, including shorts, feature films and documentaries.
WARA: HAVANA MUSIC MEETS LONDON VIA THE REST OF THE WORLD
Cuban-Latin American group Wara are influenced by timba, songo and nueva fusión, with a sprinkling of funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae and ska.
FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD: THE GRITTY REALITY OF LATIN AMERICAN FILM
interview with Eva Tarr-Kirkhope, founder of the London Latin American Film Festival.
A WINDOW ON LATIN AMERICA
Ventana Latina magazine offers London-based Latin Americans a portal for Latin American culture.
LATIN MUSIC IN LONDON: MANY ROOTS, NEW IDENTITIES
Latin American music in London is lively, popular and full of innovation. LAB brings you vignettes of some of the leading exponents.
CARNAVAL: LATIN AMERICAN RESOURCES IN THE UK
Latin American life and culture in London is a carnival of riches and resources. LAB has picked some of the highlights and provides links to their websites.
A JOURNEY THROUGH BRAZILIAN ART AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE
The creator of an important Latin American arts event in London talks about how culture has become part of the identity of the Brazilian diaspora.