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Porto Alegre

Quilombo Machado community, one of 11 quilombo communities in Porte Allegro, Brazil, 2017. 
Human rights
‘Existing and resisting’: Black quilombo communities fight for land, rights in Brazil
Almost 2,000 paleoburrows have been found across South America, mostly in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, which border Uruguay and Argentina.
Science
Get a glimpse of southern Brazil’s paleoburrows — dug by prehistoric animals
A demonstrator reacts during a protest against racism after João Alberto Silveira Freitas was beaten to death by security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Nov. 23, 2020.
Black man’s death by security guards in Brazil sparks outrage, protests
England soccer fans, Adam Burns, Dave Bewick, Pete Johnston and Ben Olsen
Sports
1200 miles later, four guys and a dog complete their walk to Brazil for the World Cup
Arts, Culture & Media
Academy Award-nominee Life of Pi inspired by much older book by Brazilian author
Conflict & Justice
Helping the Victims of Brazil Nightclub Fire