Posts Tagged ‘Rio de Janeiro’

Security forces have always been unaccountable for their actions in the favelas. But under Bolsonaro, things have gotten even worse. The New York TimesMar. 16, 2020 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It was around 5 a.m. on an average Tuesday. I was sitting on the sofa eating toast when I received […]

Just how deep do the connections between Brazil’s paramilitary “death squads” and the government run?

The New York Times16 de janeiro de 2019 por Vanessa BarbaraTradução: Uol Notícias Quão profundas são exatamente as ligações entre as milícias e o governo no Brasil? Pouco mais de um ano atrás, uma representante da Câmara municipal do Rio de Janeiro foi assassinada com quatro tiros na cabeça e na nuca. Marielle Franco estava indo […]

  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 […]

  The New York Times 27 de mayo de 2018 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-ed Writer Read in English SÃO PAULO — Han pasado más de dos meses desde el asesinato de Marielle Franco, una defensora de los derechos humanos que fue integrante del Concejo Municipal de Río de Janeiro. Sin embargo, su asesinato sigue sin […]

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 […]

The New York Times March 28, 2018 by Vanessa Barbara Trad. Luiz Roberto Mendes Gonçalves/ Uol Notícias Faz mais de um mês que o Exército brasileiro assumiu o controle da segurança pública no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, seguindo um decreto presidencial para atacar o crime. Uma das vozes mais eloquentes contra essa intervenção foi […]

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 […]

Brasil, terra dos gatunos

Posted: 10th fevereiro 2015 by Vanessa Barbara in Traduções
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The International New York Times 5 de fevereiro de 2015 por Vanessa Barbara Trad. George El Khouri Andolfato (Uol Notícias) Um antigo lugar-comum em Hollywood diz que se você roubou um banco ou vendeu segredos de guerra para o inimigo, ou mesmo se apenas desviou fundos de alguma empresa, então você deve fazer as malas e […]

Brazil, the outlaw’s paradise

Posted: 10th fevereiro 2015 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, Reportagens
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The International New York Times Feb. 5, 2015 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — A long-established piece of wisdom in Hollywood says that if you have robbed a bank or sold war secrets to the enemy, or even if you’ve just embezzled some company funds, then you should pack your stuff […]