Raphael Brandao beams with pride as he describes the high-end Brazilian coffee he produces with beans sourced exclusively from Black farmers in a country
Sao Sebastiao Do Cai, Brazil (AFP) May 4, 2024 - The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come.
Two years after Brazil began emerging from its pandemic horror show thanks to a massive immunisation campaign, officials face a paradoxical predicament: vaccination rates have plunged, and not just for Covid-19, leaving millions exposed to once-eradicated diseases.
The house owner, Kdu dos Anjos, is very proud that his house won this prize, because most of the news about the favelas talks of violence and homes destroyed by landslides.