Rio’s Forever War | Crime

Rio’s Forever War | Crime

In 2025, Brazil’s deadliest police raid killed 120 people and exposed a pattern of mishandled evidence and impunity. On October 28, 2025, more than 2,500 police officers launched a massive raid on two favelas in Rio de Janeiro. They were targeting leaders of Red Command, one of Brazil’s largest drug trafficking groups. By the end … Read more

At Rio’s Carnival parades, Yanomami activists fight ‘genocide’ with samba | Indigenous Rights News

At Rio’s Carnival parades, Yanomami activists fight ‘genocide’ with samba | Indigenous Rights News

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind. All around him, the city of Rio de Janeiro was pulsing with music and merry-making: It was February 12, and the world’s largest Carnival celebration was under way. But Kopenawa … Read more

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