This article is republished courtesy of Latin American Bureau, the original article can be found here. In the local language, Zo’é means‘we, people like us’, as distinct from kirahis, ‘outsiders, non-indigenous’. The language is a branch (specifically sub-group... Read Article
Latin America has the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world. And as we have seen globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation. Six countries in the region (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador and... Read Article
More than two months of national strikes in Colombia have gone by as Colombian expats have come together to continue manifesting our support to the social protests that began on April 28th of 2021. The situation is concerning... Read Article
The most striking moment of Pelé (David Tryhorn, Ben Nicholas, 2021) is barely in the frame: in the aftermath of the 1970 World Cup Final, as the camera zooms out to capture a mounting pitch invasion, the Italian... Read Article
It was only for a fleeting 72 hours or so, but if you looked hard enough in the international headlines just over a week ago, you may have noticed an increased focus on Colombia. After international headlines fleetingly... Read Article
Protests broke out across Colombia at the end of last month, when a national strike was proposed in direct response to a new Tax Reform bill that would further impoverish Colombia’s lower classes, who have disproportionately been hit... Read Article
I arrive at Audio Rebel, in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, and am struck by how incongruous the space is from the outside. It seems like a relatively residential area – colonial-style houses covered in graffiti are sandwiched in... Read Article
I was a fairly clueless adventure-seeking 21-year-old when I visited Rio for the first time in 1994. The sky was always grey. It rained often. My Lonely Planet remained on the bus after my long, achy journey from... Read Article
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’ partner, Latin American Bureau. You can read the original here. Social arts organisation EmpoderArte is run by Karoline Pelikan, LAB’s film editor and director of Cine Latino and Pelikan... Read Article
This article was originally published by Global Voices. You can read the original here. Marli witnessed a military policeman killing her brother. Clarice’s husband was tortured and his death was disguised as a suicide. Damaris was arrested, tortured... Read Article
In Nothing By Accident: Brazil on the Edge, Damian Platt tells the story of Rio de Janeiro, providing a detailed overview of the operation of violence and corruption in the city and how this impacts on favelas, home... Read Article
Camila Freitas’ documentary Landless (Chão, 2019) follows the struggle of the MST – the Landless Workers’ Movement in Brazil – as they strive for reform and access to land. The film is an invitation to rethink our vision... Read Article
