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Trump 2.0 can open the door for a greener world

And Brazil’s Lula can lead the way.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a signed document as he stands next to Brazil's Environment Minister Marina Silva, Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara and President of the National Indigenous Foundation Joenia Wapichana, during a ceremony to commemorate Amazon Day, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino. REFILE - CORRECTING TYPE OF OBJECT FROM PLAQUE TO SIGNED DOCUMENT

Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide

The crisis in Indigenous lands in Brazil has deep roots and cannot be resolved with half-measures.

A Yanomami child is fed while receiving healthcare in an accommodation used to shelter the sick, at the healthcare unit of the Auaris Base Hub, in Yanomami Indigenous land, Roraima state, Brazil, January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

To tackle racism in football Spain needs to face its history

The global outrage over the racist abuse of Vinícius Jr should spark a society-wide debate on racism and history.

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior reacts during a Spanish La Liga soccer match

It is not true that Pelé did not fight racism

Throughout his life, the Brazilian football star stood up to oppression, inspiring Black people at home and abroad.

In this Oct 1, 1977 photo, Pele embraces US boxer Muhammad Ali

City of God, 20 years on

The Brazilian crime epic is more relevant today than ever before.

Soldiers on patrol watch a man pedal past on his tricycle at the City of God slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 7, 2018. More than five thousand soldiers and policemen took part in a surpr

I fear for Asian communities in Brazil

As anti-Asian hate crimes rise in the Western world, can Brazil avoid joining the trend?

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-China rhetoric may result in a surge in anti-Asian racism in Brazil, writes Leao [Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo/Reuters]

Being Black in Brazil in the time of pandemic

Living as a person of colour in a country struggling with racism and inequality during a pandemic is a risky business.

A protester wearing a face mask that reads "Black Lives Matter" looks on at Paulista Avenue during a protest amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on June 14, 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Miguel Schincariol/Getty Images]