Tag: #colonialism

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Paleopiracy revives colonialism spat over Brazil’s fossil protections

Brazil has been home to countless groundbreaking paleontological studies in its history, yet so many of these fossils have been smuggled abroad to rich countries, yet to return

2 years ago • Ana Ferraz

languages indigenous Traditional public wood carvings depicting natives of the village of Caleta Tortel. Photo: Shutterstock

Why indigenous languages are dying out in Latin America

Cristina Calderón, who died last week, was the last surviving speaker of the Yaghan indigenous language. Around Latin America, countless native tongues are disappearing from existence

2 years ago • Lucas Berti

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Guide to Brazil

The real story behind Portugal’s “discovery” of Brazil

School books will tell you that Brazil was discovered by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. Records show the country had visited the new land years before

3 years ago • Renato Alves

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Controversial São Paulo monument subject to debate amid wave of statue attacks

As protestors around the world attack statues representative of brutal pasts, São Paulo turns its attention to a famous monument glorifying brutal explorers

4 years ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

#112: Lifting the lid on a Brazil divided by race

Explaining Brazil #112: Lifting the lid on a Brazil divided by race

4 years ago • TBR Newsroom

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Explaining Brazil #76: How Napoleon invented Brazil

5 years ago • TBR Newsroom

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Rich Brazilians heading back to the Old Country

5 years ago • Euan Marshall

How Yellow bikes have opened a new window into Brazil's stray dog complex

Guide to Brazil

How Yellow bikes open new window into Brazil’s stray dog complex

6 years ago • Diogo Rodriguez