Stories about Portuguese from August, 2017
‘Massacre’ of Suspected Gang Members Has Mozambicans Asking: What's the Role of Police?
Police maintained their intention was "to neutralize" the men, who died in a shootout. Some Mozambicans were quick to say police shouldn't be in the business of killing people.
Provisional Election Results Show Angola's Longtime Ruling Party Is Staying Put
On 23 August, more than 9 million Angolans were called to elect the new president.
Is Rio de Janeiro at War? Its Residents Debate
A newspaper decided to create 'war pages' to cover Rio's rising violence numbers and cases. The decision raised questions if it does any good for Rio itself.
A Retired Teacher and Granddaughter of Slaves Gives Her Personal Account of Racism in Modern Brazil
Diva Guimarães asked for the microphone during a literature festival and recounted her experience with how Brazil treats the black population. Video of her talk went viral.
What Once Was the Main Slave Port in the Americas Is Now a World Heritage Site
The recognition forces Brazil to acknowledge a period of its history that it still struggles to fully confront.