The New York Times May 22, 2018 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — More than two months have passed since the assassination of Marielle Franco, a human rights defender who was a member of Rio’s City Council. But the killing remains unsolved. The most probable hypothesis, according to Brazil’s public security […]
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The Men Who Terrorize Rio
Posted: 26th maio 2018 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: death squad, drug gangs, drug trafficking, Liga da Justiça, mafia, militias, organized crime, Rio de Janeiro
Don’t Turn a Radical Activist’s Death Into a TV Melodrama
Posted: 5th abril 2018 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: democracy, favela, human rights, LGBT, Marielle Franco, Matheus Melo, military intervention, police brutality, Rio de Janeiro
The New York Times March 28, 2018 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It has been more than a month since Brazil’s Army took control of public security in the state of Rio de Janeiro, following a presidential decree to tackle crime. One of the most eloquent voices against that intervention had been […]
What’s the use of protesting?
Posted: 23rd março 2018 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: anarchists, autonomists, FIFA World Cup, Free Fare Movement, lasagna, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Olympic Games, street rallies, Worker's Party
The New York Times March 21, 2018 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-ed Writer Leer en Español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It goes like this: The government announces another increase in the bus fare, so a few Brazilians take to the streets, march for a couple of miles, and then the police decide they’ve had enough. […]
What kind of mom do I want to be?
Posted: 31st dezembro 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Crimes of May 2006, Débora Maria da Silva, Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Mães de Maio, motherhood, postpartum makeup, pregnancy
The New York Times – Sunday Review December 28, 2017 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It was not the best year for many of us. My country, for example, seemed to walk proudly backward through 2017, and the coming year promises fewer rights and even more inequality. Brazil is […]
Brazilian Women Can Learn to Yell
Posted: 20th novembro 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: feminism, gender-based violence, Girl Guides, misogyny, Pirate Jenny, self-defense classes, sexism, This is Sparta!
The New York Times (Sunday Review) November 12, 2017 Leer en español by Vanessa Barbara SÃO PAULO, Brazil — When I was 7, I joined the Brazilian Girl Guides. One of the basic laws of the guides was that a girl should be “courteous and delicate.” (These days they only emphasize the “courteous” part.) I remember […]
Reality TV Meets Politics, Brazilian Style
Posted: 27th setembro 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Donald Trump, João Doria, O Aprendiz, The Apprentice
The International New York Times September 25, 2017 by Vanessa Barbara SÃO PAULO, Brazil — A woman weeps while sitting in a corporate board room, surrounded by a couple of frowning businessmen and floor-to-ceiling glass windows showcasing the São Paulo skyline. She’s sorry, she says, but she should have the right to make mistakes. […]
The most pitiful job in Brazil
Posted: 17th julho 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Érico Verissimo, human rights, special rapporteurs, UN, United Nations
The New York Times July 12, 2017 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Until recently, I thought that being a writer was the most pitiful profession ever, especially in Brazil. Nobody reads our books, and we can easily spend an entire life just railing against the same things again and again. In […]
The Genocide of Brazil’s Indians
Posted: 31st maio 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Gamela, Guarani-Kaiowa, indians, Indigenous Missionary Council
The New York Times May 30th, 2017 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-ed Writer Leer en español Jose Ribamar from Brazil’s indigenous Gamela tribe is pictured next to his daughter at a hospital after he was injured in a dispute over land in northern Brazil, in São Luis, Maranhão state, Brazil. Credit: Lunae Parracho/Reuters […]
When in the Amazon, Please Do Not Punch the Dolphins
Posted: 21st abril 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Amazon, ecotourism, Índios, Mamirauá, pink dolphins
The New York Times April 21, 2017 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing opinion writer MANAUS, Brazil — The “encontro das águas” (meeting of waters) between the dark Negro River and the light-brown Solimões River is impressive. No wonder it’s one of the main tourist attractions near the city of Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas. […]
Will Brazilians cancel Carnival?
Posted: 12th março 2017 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensThe New York Times February 19, 2017 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing opinion writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — As many as 70 towns and cities around Brazil are reported to have canceled Carnival festivities this year because they are suffering from the worst recession in the country’s recent history. The mayor of Taquari, in Rio Grande […]
