Vincent Bevins
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
In 2010, as Brazil prepared to host the World Cup and Olympics, armed forces invaded the sprawling Complexo do Alemão group of favelas, or slums, which were controlled by drug gangs. The effort was part of a citywide police program known as “pacification.” But now, with the Olympiad fast approaching, those days feel very far away to favela resident Rene Silva.
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 06:38
Many people, including rights activists, said police used excessive force last week in removing members of the Occupy Estelita and Urban Rights movements from an area that was sold by the federal government to private developers.
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 06:36
Families with children who attend school and receive vaccinations currently receive as much as $63 a month from the federal government. A 10% increase is well above the annual inflation rate of roughly 6%.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 00:00
The city, which could easily retreat back into the jungle if not for government support, got another boost when it was selected as the only Amazonian site to be a host for the upcoming World Cup.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 00:00
Since President Dilma Rousseff took office in 2011, inflation has been a constant concern, hovering around 6% annually.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 00:00
Groups of mostly dark-skinned and working-class youths in Sao Paulo began organizing last month on Facebook to meet and hang out at malls. Thousands showed up, singing and flirting in the halls.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-ff-brazil-mall-protest
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 00:00
The Mais Medicos program, which will bring 11,000 Cubans, is already helping, backers say. But the doctors are not being paid capitalist-style
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 00:00
In Brazil's sem-teto movement, protesting squatters occupy abandoned buildings in Sao Paulo, where soaring rents have priced many out of the market.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
An agricultural boom, led by exports to China, has increased the congressional lobbying power of the ruralista, which represents landowners whose interests often clash with those of the tribe.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
The editorial published in Saturday's edition of Globo's Rio de Janeiro-based newspaper took the country by surprise.