Ballet and Bullets: Dancing Out of the Favela
VICE: A group of young ballerinas from one of the most violent favelas in Rio de Janeiro use dance to strive for a brighter future.
The High Priestess of Salvador
CNN / MONOCLE 24: In the heart of Bahia, practitioners of Candomblé face daily discrimination from society at large. But the graceful leader of the city center’s only temple remains strong.
Brazilians use apps to dodge gun violence
NBC LEFT FIELD / WIRED / MONOCLE 24: As violence rises in Rio de Janeiro, people are using mobile apps and crowdsourced data to help each other stay safe by sharing information about shootouts in real time.
Turning a page: The Banca Tatuí newsstand
MONOCLE: A kiosk for small publishers has become the spiritual home of Brazil’s indie intellectual scene, catalyzing positive change in its neighborhood at the same time.
Favela ballet: A chance to dance in Alemão
THE GUARDIAN: In Rio de Janeiro's notorious Morro do Adeus, a young dancer is helping girls transcend their harsh reality through ballet.
At 450 Years Old, Rio Is Divided Into Two Worlds
VICE: As preparations continue for the Olympics in August 2016, Brazil's aspirant global city is in the spotlight once again.
São Paulo water crisis generates wave of Brazilian art activism
THE GUARDIAN: A growing movement of artists, activists and independent journalists is challenging dominant media narratives about the drastic water shortage in south Brazil.
Occupy São Paulo
VOCATIV: An army of artists took over a huge tower block and created their own cultural center in the spirit of open collaboration – but that didn't stop authorities from trying to kick them out.
Meet the brave boy the World Cup ignored
FUSION: Werá Jeguaka Mirim defied instructions to protest at the World Cup opening ceremony, just minutes before the tournament kicked off with millions watching. But the teenager's courageous call for indigenous land rights was ignored by TV cameras and journalists.
Favela food breaks down social barriers
MONOCLE 24: In Rio de Janeiro, a controversial pacification program is opening up slum neighborhoods to the wider world – and revealing a rich culinary culture that can play a part in changing public perception about these stigmatized areas.
The Cup of contradictions
RTÉ: Reflecting on the highs, lows and striking contradictions of FIFA’s money-spinning megashow.
Pimping out Brazil’s invisible recycling force
BBC: São Paolo artist Thiago Mundano strives to give a voice to a quiet army of 20,000 “catadores” who recycle trash from the streets to keep their city clean.
