Brian Mier
Rio Militarises Its Favela Slums in Preparation for the 2014 World Cup
Mega-sporting events go hand in hand with police clampdowns.
A Bike Ride to the Top of Rio's Oldest Favela
Talking to residents of a soon-to-be-demolished favela.
Brazil - After the floods
I went back to Maranhão, one of many cities that had been devastated by floods last month, to survey the progress after the damage.
Scabies: 384 cases; Diarrhea: 411; Worms: 465. Hmm maybe the Brazillian floods aren't so fun after all
Pedreiras, home of legendary Baiao composer João do Vale, is one of the towns in Maranhão that was hardest hit by the recent floods that have left 100,000 people homeless in the state.
Brazil - Catastrophic floods...meh
Right now I'm in Maranhão, in Northeastern Brazil, in the middle of an annihilation station of a flood that has left 300,000 people homeless.
