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Noisey São Paulo: Watch the Trailer for Episode Two of Our VICELAND TV Show
In episode two of NOISEY on VICELAND, we venture to Brazil and explore the São Paulo music scene with Diplo and Walshy Fire from Major Lazer and their latest collaborator, an artist named MC Bin Laden.
Facebook's Vice President in Latin America Just Got Arrested in Brazil
Diego Dzodan was apprehended after the company failed to cooperate with judicial orders in an investigation of drug trafficking in Sergipe state.
The Mosquito That Started Today's Zika Outbreak in Brazil Was Killed Off 50 Years Ago
Brazil’s government has declared “war” on the Aedes aegypti mosquito but conditions have changed since the country eliminated the insect in 1958, when it was spreading yellow fever.
The Murder Rate Is Down in Rio — But Its Cops Continue to Kill
The authorities claim that the drop in homicides to their lowest level since 1991 is largely due to a special favela policing strategy, though others say more attention is also needed to shocking levels of police brutality, including a string of...
Crowning Miss Max: Inside Brazil's Biggest Prison Beauty Pageant
Brazil is home to some of the biggest pageants in the world like Miss World and Miss Universe. Lesser known, however, is Miss Max—a beauty competition at a Sao Paolo prison.
You Won't Be Able to Use WhatsApp for Two Days If You Live in Brazil
It is the second time this year that a court in Brazil has ordered WhatsApp, which is used by 100 million people there, to be blocked for refusing to hand over personal data to criminal investigators.
A War Photographer Returns Home
André Liohn became famous for his images of conflict in Somalia, Syria, and Libya, but now he's using the same techniques to capture the strangeness and brutality of his home country, Brazil.
How Rio de Janeiro Fell in Love with the Bagel
“We always try to give everything a Brazilian element. New York bagels are made with a malt syrup but we use Brazilian artisan beer,” says Jorge Jacob, owner of recently opened Rio bagel shop The Baguel Store.
From a Tortured System
The story of how the state's self-defeating prison policies helped to create the mega-gangs of modern Brazil.
Meet the Girls Behind São Paulo's Female-Only Tattoo Shop
We talked with the shop's artists about how they got started, jealousy from male peers, and their love of permanently marking people's bodies.
The Bucepower Gang Empowers Women with Selfies, Belfies, and Hip-Hop
Meet Brazil's latest offering in the world of kick ass Tumblr feminism.
The Teenage Brazilian Barbers Offering Free Haircuts to the Poor
Vinicius Rodrigues and Esdras Gomes visit nursing homes, childcare centers, and homeless shelters offering their services for free.