Isaac studied Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Bristol, where he was editor-in-chief of Bristolatino, an independent voice on Latin American politics and culture. He is currently working for InSight Crime, a think tank dedicated to investigating organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsaacNorris14
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On May 13th 1888, Brazil became the last nation in the Americas to formally abolish slavery. Over 130 years later, hundreds of thousands of people are still living in modern slavery across the country. Itamar Vieira Júnior is... Read Article
This article is republished with permission from BristoLatino’s website. Arnovis Guidos Portillo, a Salvadoran man in his mid-twenties, first made the perilous journey to the United States in 2016, leaving behind his partner and young daughter. He was... Read Article
Chicuarotes is set in the heart of the indigenous community of San Gregorio Atlapulco, located in Xochimilco, in the south of Mexico City. The title, chicuarotes, comes from an extremely spicy and resilient chili pepper endemic to the... Read Article
Juliana moves alone to a new town to eke out a living working for a dengue control service, leaving behind her former, somewhat troubled life. Once in these new, unfamiliar surroundings, she is forced to adapt to a... Read Article
Marina Meliande’s first full-length feature Mormaço (English title: Sultry) is an impassioned portrait of stark resistance, set during the run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Against this backdrop, the film narrates the Vila Autódromo favela community’s persistent... Read Article
