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Gavião Kyikatejê and the Long Road to Recognition
In the heart of the Amazon, Brazil's first professional Indigenous football club is proving that belonging in the beautiful game isn't about assimilation—it's about authenticity.
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Cracks in the code where resistance blooms.
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Healing the Divide: Cannabis, Class, and Justice in Modern Brazil
Why Brazil's cannabis future may be written in union halls, not government offices.
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A Flag Too Real for the Republic: Art, Censorship, and the Colonial Wound
By replacing “Order and Progress” with “KilomboAldeya,” artist Matheus Ribs didn’t just redesign Brazil’s flag—he exposed the fragile scaffolding of the nation’s historical narrative.
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The Silent Ride: What the Tour de France Won’t Show You
As millions cheer for yellow jerseys in Europe, unsponsored riders in Mozambique pedal through dust and distance—carrying medicine, dreams, and the weight of survival.
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Gold for Goa, Porcelain for Pemba: From Empire’s Depths to People’s Hands
From colonial seabeds to schoolbooks and syringes: $95 million in pirate treasure to fund futures once denied.
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The Delivery Man Is Not the Problem: Portugal’s Hypocritical Blind Spot
While migrant workers deliver dinner, global elites buy the city. It’s time to shift the blame.
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From Serie C to Social Vanguard: Bahia FC’s Radical Rise
How a once broken team from Salvador became Brazil’s loudest voice for love, justice, and radical football.
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Democracy Beyond the Binary: Trans Women Transforming Brazilian Politics
In a country where trans bodies are often targets, three women are transforming them into symbols of resistance and governance.
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Democracia Já: The Sócrates Doctrine
He wasn’t just a footballer. He was a doctor, a drinker, a dissenter. And for a brief, blinding moment, he helped turn Corinthians into the most democratic football club on Earth.
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The Loudspeaker on the Rooftop: Zé do Caroço Turned a Favela Into a Voice
Before WhatsApp groups, community radios, and favela podcasts, one man turned his rooftop into a newsroom.
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Obrigado, Donald — How Trump’s Tariff Tantrum Might Backfire in Brazil
Trump’s 50% tariff, meant to defend Bolsonaro, may end up uniting Brazil against both authoritarianism and foreign meddling.
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Guardians of Democracy: Code, Courage, and the Civic Firewall
The Network of Civil Resistance Preparing for Brazil’s Next Ballot Battle.