‘Nando’ Offers a Poignant Rendition of Hope in a Brazilian Favela
A caterpillar drawn in chalk on a concrete floor. Its artist, the eleven-year-old Nando. The camera lingers, before cutting to... Read Article
Ballet Manguinhos: Providing Hope and Empowerment in a Rio de Janeiro Favela
Ballet classes in a Rio de Janeiro favela are helping empower a generation of dancers and bring hope to a... Read Article
Audio Rebel: How an Alternative Studio in Rio de Janeiro is Surviving the Pandemic
I arrive at Audio Rebel, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, and am struck by how incongruous the space is from... Read Article
‘A Sunflower in Your Hair – Poems for Marielle Franco’: Pain, Revolt and a Call to Action
Scroll to the end of this article to read poems from the collection Um girassol nos teus cabelos – poemas... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Babenco: Tell Me When I Die’: A Touching Love Letter to a Cinematic Giant
Héctor Babenco, a renowned Brazilian-Argentinean filmmaker, passed away in 2016 at the age of sixty, after struggling with cancer for... Read Article
Alphabetizing Childhood: ‘How to Order the Universe’ by María José Ferrada
María José Ferrada, who has historically written children’s novels, published Kramp, her first novel aimed at adults, in her native... Read Article
In conversation with Juli Delgado Lopera: ‘Fiebre Tropical’, the Politics of Language and Representations of Maternity and Puberty
Juli Delgado Lopera is a queer performer and writer. Driven by activism, literary performance and language, they have recently published... Read Article
‘Fiebre Tropical’ by Juli Delgado Lopera: a Truly Modern Coming-of-Age Story
Juli Delgado Lopera’s bilingual novel follows a Colombian teenager, Francisca, and the women in her life from Bogotá to Miami.... Read Article