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Racial quotas changed the face of Brazilian universities. Now they are at risk
Introduced in 2002, Brazil's quotas policy reserves a percentage of public university vacancies for non-white and poor students. And it has had a huge effect on access to education
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
Society
Brutal murder of Congolese immigrant in Rio sparks nationwide outrage
Moïse Kabagambe was set upon by five men at the beachside kiosk where he worked in Rio de Janeiro after requesting back pay. After five minutes of torture, he was left for dead.
2 years ago • Amanda Audi
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil joins international cybercrime convention
The most important news about tech and innovation. This week: Brazil joins cybercrime convention, open finance, and black leadership in tech
2 years ago • Ana Ferraz
Number of the week
Black people still the most disadvantaged in Brazil’s labor market
The black population in Brazil still has the worst-paying jobs and lowest monthly income
2 years ago • Ana Ferraz
Insider
Labor judge suspends head of Brazil’s anti-racism agency
3 years ago • TBR Newsroom
Number of the week
The reality of racial inequality in Brazil’s civil service
Despite recent advances, helped on by quotas, black Brazilians tend to occupy more lowly positions and earn less than their white counterparts.
3 years ago • Ana Ferraz
Coronavirus
Less than a quarter of quilombo communities fully vaccinated
3 years ago • TBR Newsroom
Opinion
Impunity is the norm amid Brazil’s epidemic of police killings
The death of pregnant 24-year-old Kathlen Romeu in Rio de Janeiro sparked public outcry, but people being killed at the hands of the police is worryingly common in Brazil — and often goes unpunished
3 years ago • Beatriz Rey
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Brazilians’ polarization hits cartography, in new world map
4 days ago • Isabela Cruz
Politics
Brazil’s firearms debate takes a U.S. twist
7 days ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Opinion polls show increasing power of right-wing governors
2 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro and Cedê Silva
Politics
How Elon Musk joins Brazil’s online far-right
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Politics
Musk probe increases the likelihood of an X ban in Brazil
2 weeks ago • Paulo Roberto Netto
Insider
Petrobras shareholders vote to pay extraordinary dividends
16 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
Despite recent advances, food insecurity worse than before 2014-2016 recession
20 hours ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Insider
Brazil House passes “Taylor Swift act” against ticket scalping
22 hours ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
State autonomy on gun rights advance in Brazil’s House
2 days ago • Cedê Silva
Insider
2024 primary target a tall order, Brazilian government admits
2 days ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Brazilian startups should not be aiming for an IPO
6 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Brazil keen on moving fiscal goalposts
2 weeks ago • Cedê Silva
Economy
Market Roundup: Rules for betting platforms to be set in four stages
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
March inflation a good omen for Brazilian economy
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Economy
Market Roundup: Corporate financing via capital market breaks record
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: Brazil’s AI-powered music revolution
4 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
The startup helping producers comply with EU deforestation rules
7 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Rio wants to be the new Latin American innovation capital with Web Summit
1 week ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: What to expect from Web Summit Rio 2024
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Tech
Tech Roundup: An inclusive fitness app lands in Brazil
3 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Society
Indigenous groups snub Lula as patience runs out
18 hours ago • Euan Marshall
Society
President of Portugal calls for slave trade reparations
23 hours ago • Euan Marshall
Society
Drug traffickers retake Rio territories from militias, study finds
1 week ago • Isabela Cruz
Society
A hare-raising challenge in southern Brazil as invasive species multiplies like rabbits
2 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Society
Healthy food hard to come by in Brazil’s favelas
3 weeks ago • Euan Marshall
Environment
Affordability is the key to making EVs popular in Brazil
2 days ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Environment
What State Grid’s new power line means for Brazil’s energy transition
3 days ago • Paulo Motoryn
Environment
Petrobras is failing on Paris climate goals
1 month ago • Gustavo Ribeiro
Environment
Brazil’s coal city resists energy transition
1 month ago • André Borges
Environment
Amazon climate crisis continues with Acre floods and Roraima fires
1 month ago • Cedê Silva
Latin America
Bolivia’s economic model called into question as gas dominance wanes
5 days ago • David Feliba
Latin America
Could Ecuador’s referendum mark the birth of a new Bukele?
1 week ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
British bank Revolut granted license in Mexico
2 weeks ago • Fabiane Ziolla Menezes
Latin America
How Nicaragua developed its own sign language
2 weeks ago • Lucas Berti
Latin America
Trade tensions rise as U.S. accuses China of using Mexico as backdoor
3 weeks ago • David Feliba
Opinion
How Brazil plans to use the G20 to be a climate leader
3 days ago • Bruna Santos
Opinion
The future of X in Brazil, under Elon Musk
1 week ago • Andre Pagliarini
Opinion
AI and data protection in the spotlight at Global Privacy Summit
2 weeks ago • Marcela Mattiuzzo and Paula Pedigoni Ponce
Opinion
The future of nuclear power in Brazil’s diversified energy infrastructure
3 weeks ago • Jennifer Eaglin
Opinion
Is Brazil going too far to curb AI-generated disinformation?
3 weeks ago • Bruna Santos