Tag Archives: Brazil

John Perkins : Occupy the Dam

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Three hundred indigenous people, small farmers, fisherfolk, and local residents occupied the Belo Monte Dam project at the Xingu River, Brazil, on June 15, 2012 Photo by Atossa Soltani / Amazon Watch / Spectral Q. Go here for photo essay. … Continue reading →

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Hugh O’Shaughnessy: Former Guerrilla Rousseff Set to Lead Brazil

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dilma Rousseff: Brazil’s next president? Photo from Menas Associates.Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff:Former guerrilla in line to beworld’s most powerful woman By Hugh O’Shaughnessy / September 16, 2010 See ‘Female representation: A woman’s place… is in the government,’ Below. The world’s most … Continue reading →

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Wanted in Rio : ‘Prophets of Ecology’

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Landslide in Mangueira shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after a 17 hour downpour that ended on April 6, 2010, resulting in death and devastation. Photo by Marcelo Sayao / EPA.High water in Rio:‘Prophets of ecology’ would save lives By … Continue reading →

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