Brazil

Favela ballet: inside a dance school unlike any other
Magazine

Favela ballet: inside a dance school unlike any other

En pointe — In one of Rio’s toughest neighbourhoods, a makeshift academy is offering young women the opportunity to escape the struggles of life – even if just for a day.

Written by: Fabian Federl

Huck 73: The Sanctuary Issue
Culture

Huck 73: The Sanctuary Issue

Out now! — We were ready to release our new issue back in March. Then the world fell off a cliff. Five months later, we have a magazine that exists freely between Then and Now: a collection of stories about hope and resilience, at a time when we need them more than ever.

Written by: Huck

Tribes of the Amazon: Inside the struggle of the Yanomami
Photography

Tribes of the Amazon: Inside the struggle of the Yanomami

A fight for survival — In 1971, photographer Claudia Andujar began photographing the Yanomami – an Amer-Indian tribe living on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. In the years that followed, their existence came under serious threat.

Written by: Miss Rosen

For indigenous people, COVID-19 is only the latest battle
Opinion

For indigenous people, COVID-19 is only the latest battle

A view from Brazil — Brazil’s former vice-presidential candidate Sonia Guajajara calls for urgent environmental action amid the existential threat posed by the coronavirus.

Written by: Sonia Guajajara

The changing face of the Amazon, in photos
Photography

The changing face of the Amazon, in photos

A tale of destruction — Covering more than 3.21 million square kilometres across nine countries, the Amazon is an integral part of the earth’s global ecosystem – but in less than 50 years, more than 20 per cent of it has disappeared.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A surreal study of injustice in the Brazilian outback
Film

A surreal study of injustice in the Brazilian outback

Welcome to Bacurau — Part-Western and part-thriller, Bacurau tells the story of a small town plagued by strange happenings.

Written by: Zoe Whitfield

A portrait of teenage resistance in Brazil
Activism

A portrait of teenage resistance in Brazil

When it breaks, it burns — In 2015, photographer Alicia Esteves captured São Paulo’s revolutionary student riots, when local teens broke in and occupied schools to prevent their closure.

Written by: Miss Rosen

In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, sex workers are in serious danger
Reportage

In Bolsonaro’s Brazil, sex workers are in serious danger

‘Some of us will die’ — As Jair Bolsonaro’s fascistic grip tightens around the country, there are fears that even the most basic of protections will be stripped away – leaving sex workers more vulnerable than ever.

Written by: Peter Yeung

Behind the walls of Brazil's secretive gated communities
Magazine

Behind the walls of Brazil's secretive gated communities

This side of paradise — Photographer Giovana Schluter grew up uneasy in one of Brazil’s many private neighbourhoods – artificial worlds built for the middle classes. So years later, she returned to a manufactured enclave just like the one of her youth, hoping to get to the heart of their emptiness.

Written by: Benjamin Cook

How Red Bull’s Amaphiko academy is changing Brazil
Activism

How Red Bull’s Amaphiko academy is changing Brazil

In partnership with Red Bull — The programme, which was founded in 2014, aims to help social entrepreneurs who are driving innovative and sustainable change in their communities.

Written by: Huck

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