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Past articles by Fernanda:

Not just a number: Online memorial honors Brazil’s COVID-19 victims ·

"After a while, those numbers start to lose their meaning, they become something like a clock, a warning, anything but people. And we start to become desensitized." → Read More

COVID-19 spells disaster for Brazil’s overcrowded prisons as first inmate death recorded ·

The country has over 750,000 people living in prisons. It's the third-largest prison population worldwide, coming behind the US and China. → Read More

Twitter urged to take action against harassment of female reporter in Brazil ·

The smear campaign against Folha de S. Paulo journalist Patrícia Campos Mello is one of several cases of harassment against reporters that have taken place recently in Brazil. → Read More

Jair Bolsonaro’s government calls Oscar nominee ‘anti-Brazil militant’ ·

Petra Costa tells the story of the divisive events surrounding the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff in 2016, while delving into the recent history of Brazil's young democracy. → Read More

On Twitter, this Brazilian writer illuminates stories from black history ·

Ale Santos became a Brazilian internet sensation by chronicling little-known historical events and characters on Twitter threads. → Read More

The only two black coaches in Brazil’s top-tier football league take a stand against racism ·

A statement by coach Roger Machado went viral on Brazilian social media. → Read More

An effect of rising deforestation in Brazil, Amazon fires turn into a global crisis ·

Besides Jair Bolsonaro's policies, experts point to deforestation, seasonal burnings, lack of funding and inspection as the main causes to a record-breaking year in number of wild fires. → Read More

A Brazilian journalist uses deepfake to make political satire ·

"They are not made to forge a reality, but a certain situation, with humour and in a critical way." → Read More

Record sales, empty seats: The dark paradox behind this year’s Copa America football tournament ·

Expensive tickets have ensured hefty profits for football federations while excluding most South American fans from enjoying the sport they love. → Read More

Bolsonaro’s new gun decree could put reporters in danger, says journalism association ·

"With the stroke of a pen, Bolsonaro transformed reporters into targets of criminals." → Read More

The case for the mate emoji and why it’s important for South America ·

This South American drink beloved by millions is very close to making its way into the emoji lexicon. → Read More

Brazilian journalists face hacking, doxxing and other threats as election draws near

141 cases of threats and violence against journalists have been registered during the coverage of 2018 elections. → Read More

Brazilian journalists face hacking, doxxing and other threats as election draws near ·

141 cases of threats and violence against journalists have been registered during the coverage of 2018 elections. → Read More

Brazilian women rise up against leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro ·

"This fight is about how we, as women, are occupying and reinventing politics." → Read More

Will Brazil's forthcoming data protection law actually protect peoples' privacy rights?

The president vetoed the creation of an independent authority that would oversee the law's implementation. → Read More

Will Brazil’s forthcoming data protection law actually protect peoples’ privacy rights? ·

The president vetoed the creation of an independent authority that would oversee the law's implementation. → Read More

While some Brazilians tried to school Germans on Nazism, others apologized in shame ·

Were the Nazis socialists? A video posted by a German Consulate in Brazil has reignited discussion among Brazilians of this historical misconception. → Read More

What an attack on a far-right presidential candidate means for Brazil politics ·

The attack was only the latest episode of a political drama plagued by violence and impunity. → Read More

A Brazilian animation about drag queens is singled out, criticized on moral grounds ·

"If Super Drags is a cartoon for adults why is the Brazilian Paediatrics Society worrying itself?" → Read More

Facebook bans 196 pages in Brazil, attempting to rein in abuse and disinformation ·

Free Brazil Movement is accusing the platform of censoring right-wing groups. → Read More