Chile: long path towards a democratic constitution
Chile's constituent process, which, led by the consistent work of social movements, seeks to dismantle the first laboratory of neoliberal capitalism, offers lessons to the left in the UK and worldwide.
Venezuela: youth orchestra resist adversity through music
Filmed over nine years, this documentary follows the lives of three teenagers from the barrio as they struggle to become professional musicians in a country on the verge of collapse.
Argentina: the view from the terraces
Argentina goes to the World Cup in Brazil with high hopes of winning for a third time. But as Daniel Schweimler reports for LAB from Buenos Aires, the 'beautiful game' has turned ugly in one of its heartlands.
Los Reyes Del Mundo: an epic tale of modern Colombia
Los reyes del mundo (The Kings of the World dir. Laura Mora, 2022), charismatically dances the line where hate for the world and love for life meet. It is full of action, poetry, wild cinematography, and transmits a pertinent social message.
Victor Jara presente – across the world
Immediately following the military coup in Chile on September 11 1973, the Pinochet dictatorship set about destroying as much as they could lay their...
Rio: football helps favela children survive Covid
From the football pitch perched precariously on a hillside in Penha, you can see thousands of small brick homes stretching to the mountains in...
Bem Viver: the inspiring role of young people
Rios de Encontro (Rivers of Meeting), is an eco-cultural and socio-educational project based in the community of Cabelo Seco, Pará, Brazil. The project spent...
Chile: on Boric, the constitution and the future
Natasha Tinsley interviews a cross-section of young Chileans about the recent elections and the victory of new-left candidate Gabriel Boric. They express their hopes, fears and expectations for the future.
An Amazon view of Brussels
Letter from Elisa. Rios de Encontro. 4 June 2019
Dear Friends,
When I was leaving Marabá, I realised I was entering on a new phase of...
Brazil Inside Out
The essential thinking visitor's guide book by Jan Rocha & Francis McDonagh, in a 2nd edition updated for the Rio Olympics and challenging times in the continent's largest and most dynamic country.