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Brazilian Roças: A Legacy in Peril

August 24, 2017

BY EDWARD SHORE Vanessa de França is a farmer and activist from São Pedro, one of 88 quilombos, rural black communities descended from fugitive slaves, that call the Atlantic forest of São Paulo state and neighboring Paraná their home. Two hundred years ago, de França’s ancestors escaped the gold … [Read more...] about Brazilian Roças: A Legacy in Peril

Tagged With: Black Diaspora, Human Rights, land rights, maroon communities, Quilombo, race in Brazil, Student Research, sustainable agriculture

Faculty Profiles

August 2, 2016

BY SUSANNA SHARPE Sarah Lopez Migration and home, history and the built environment. The work of Sarah Lopez sits at the confluence of these themes. An assistant professor in the School of Architecture, Lopez studies cultural landscapes, exploring how the history of the built environment also … [Read more...] about Faculty Profiles

Tagged With: Ayoreo, built environment, LLILAS faculty, Marcelo Paixão, Paola Canova, race in Brazil, Sarah Lopez, UT School of Architecture

The Canary in the Mine: Anti-Black Violence and the Paradox of Brazilian Democracy

July 29, 2016

BY CHRISTEN A. SMITH The Brazilian political crisis of 2016 has sent shockwaves through the nation. Brazil’s first female president, Dilma Rousseff, has been accused of corruption and is facing impeachment proceedings. Millions of Brazilians have demonstrated in the streets against the … [Read more...] about The Canary in the Mine: Anti-Black Violence and the Paradox of Brazilian Democracy

Tagged With: Black Diaspora, Christen A. Smith, Human Rights, police violence Brazil, race in Brazil

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