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. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Rio 2016 Olympic Games’
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
Brazil’s Olympic Catastrophe
Posted: 3rd julho 2016 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Olympics, Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro
The New York Times July 1st, 2016 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer RIO DE JANEIRO — IT’S official: The Olympic Games in Rio are an unnatural disaster. On June 17, fewer than 50 days before the start of the Games, the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a “state of public calamity.” A financial crisis is […]
