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Brazil’s Supreme Court Rules Homophobia Punishable by Prison in Landmark Decision

Anna Ortega
Being a queer Latinx can be an alienating and often dangerous experience. As greater Latinx culture places traditional family values on a pedestal and enforces harmful structures like heteronormativity, machismo, and marianismo, many LGBTQIA+ people in Latin America face the...
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Indigenous Activist from Brazil Awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize

Virginia Isaad
Indigenous communities are constantly having to protect their lands and livelihood and in the Amazon in Brazil it remains an ongoing struggle. Alessandra Korap Munduruku, a member of the Munduruku people, a community of about 14,000 throughout the Tapajós River...
Culture

10 of the Most Haunted Places Throughout Latin America

Nicole Young
Haunted places carry with them creepy legends attributed to the haunting and in Latin America there are several truly scary sites you may or may not want to visit one day. Even if you’re not a big believer in the paranormal,...
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Brazil’s Census Now Includes Black Communities in Quilombos

Anna Ortega
For the first time in its 132-year history,  Brazil’s census now will now count members of the quilombo communities founded by runaway slaves, Reuters reported.  In an effort to resist forced labor, they founded these isolated communities in remote areas over...
Lifestyle

8 Stunning Airbnbs in Latin America You Need to Check Out

Nicole Young
Majorly Instagrammable places, authentic culinary hotspots, warm weather, private pools, and, of course, ocean views. Latin America has it all and places like Mexico, Costa Rica, and Brazil are dream destinations that we could never get enough of. Whether you’re...
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Murders of Indigenous People in Brazil Increased Tremendously in 2020

It’s a well known but rarely reported fact that the Indigenous community, particularly women, are killed at high rates. Now a new report is highlighting the dramatic increase in murders of the Indigenous community in Brazil. The Catholic Church’s Indigenous...
Culture Lifestyle

Colombia, Brazil Among Top Coffee Producers in LATAM You Need to Try

Nicole Young
Our morning cafecito is a beloved tradition stemming from a long-standing history in Latin American of cultivating coffee specifically in Colombia and Brazil. Each country has their own version of making coffee and they’re all different but equally delicious so...