LM: Au Brésil, les peintures rupestres de la Serra da Capivara menacées
NPR: Brazil's Marta scored more World Cup goals than any woman or man
As Marta Vieira prepares for her sixth, and what she says will be her last, World Cup, it's unclear if the queen of soccer can finally bring the trophy home.
NYT: One Secret to a Latin American Party’s Dominance: Buying Votes
In Paraguay, the Colorado Party has held power for seven decades. On Election Day, it rounds up Indigenous people and pays them for their votes.
BAUDÓ: Un Pantanal Que Se Seca / A Drying Pantanal Wetland
After one third of the world’s largest tropical wetland burned in wildfires, scientists and locals fear it is in danger of disappearance due to drought, human pressures and climate change.
WSJ: Deadly Mining Disaster Still Tests Vale Three Years Later
Mining company ponders its future as costs from Brumadinho continue to rise—along with tensions with locals, regulators and investors.
NYT: The World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Has Become an Inferno
The Pantanal, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, has burned in wildfires worsened by climate change. What happens to a rich and unique biome when so much is destroyed?
NYT: Rage Spreads As Virus Surges in Paraguay, Exposing Corruption
Paraguay escaped the worst of the pandemic for almost a year, but no longer. For many people, the crisis has made the country’s longstanding problems intolerable.
LM: Au Brésil, Guaribas, l’ancienne « capitale de la faim » devenue la ville la plus « luliste » du pays
NYT: She Was Brazil’s Barbie. Now She’s Saying Sorry.
Xuxa was once Brazil’s biggest TV star. Now many are wondering whether a thin, blond, white woman was the right idol for such a diverse country.
NYT: Paraguay Voters Elect Conservative Economist as President
The election of Santiago Peña keeps the right-wing Colorado Party in control of Paraguay, which it has run for all but five of the past 76 years.
NYT: Bolsonaro Faces Investigation for Inspiring Brazil’s Capital Riot
Brazil’s Supreme Court said it would investigate Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s former president, for inspiring the mob that stormed the nation’s halls of power on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
WSJ: Mining Towns Live in Fear of Another Deadly Dam Collapse
Brumadinho disaster still looms large over Brazilian communities; ‘We’re living on top of ticking time bombs’.
WSJ: A Real-Life ‘Queen’s Gambit’—the Brazilian Maid Who Became a Chess Champ
Cibele Florêncio worked her way to tournaments; ‘People look at me and wonder what the hell I’m doing there’.
NYT: Brazil Fires Burn World’s Largest Tropical Wetlands at ‘Unprecedented’ Scale
The blazes in Brazil, often intentionally set, have scorched a record-setting 10 percent of the Pantanal, one of the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet. Locals and volunteers come together to defend the wetland.
LM: Dans les terres rouges de la savane du Cerrado, au Brésil, l’agro-industrie dévore et détruit tout
NYT: Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket
The Aquidaban has long attracted colorful characters as the only ferry in one of South America’s most remote stretches. Now it may disappear.
NYT: Movimiento de Los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra en Brasil
El Movimiento de los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra organiza a los pobres de Brasil para ocupar las tierras que los más poderosos tienen deshabitadas.
NYT: Win or Lose, Bolsonaro Has Destroyed Trust in Brazil’s Elections
President Jair Bolsonaro has attacked Brazil’s electronic voting system. Now, ahead of presidential elections, many of his supporters believe there will be fraud.
WSJ: Ukrainian Enclave in Brazil Offers Warm Welcome to War Refugees
‘Little Ukraine’ is populated by descendants of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived decades ago and still maintain the old language and customs.
WAPO: Six months, six countries, six families
and one unrelenting, unforgiving epidemic
Six families around the world struggle to ride out the pandemic as it crested and then receded and then threatened to rise again.
NYT: Women Move From Samba’s Sidelines to the Center of the Circle
Over time, the Brazilian samba circle turned into a predominantly male realm. Now female musicians are pushing back, making history as they break into the center of samba “rodas” or circles.