Mariana Sousa, a student of the Ballet Paraisópolis, warms up during a rehearsal in Paraisópolis favela, outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 200 ballet students of Paraisópolis, the second largest favela in the city, restarted rehearsals after five months, with a choreography about a military police raid that put their community in mourning last year. Photo: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images.
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A ballet dancer adjusts her shoe before performing at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company has been hit hard by the country’s economic crisis, and only on June 23, 2018 it held its first show in a year. Photo: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images.
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The OHCHR (UN Human Rights Committee) ruled on Friday that jailed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be allowed to run as a candidate in the Brazilian presidential election in October. Lula, nominated as a candidate by the Workers’ Party, is leading the polls by a wide margin, despite he is currently serving a 12-year sentence on political charges – which his opponents considered more than enough for getting him out of the race. Instead, the Committee issued the finding following an urgent request filed by Lula’s lawyers on July 27, urging Brazil “not to prevent him from standing for election in the 2018 presidential elections, until his appeals before the courts have been completed in fair judicial proceedings”. Because Brazil has ratified both the CCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the CCPR-OP1 – Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights treaties, it is technically and juridically obligated to abide by the Committee’s findings. Photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cyclists at Velo-city 2018, an international summit on cycling.
Photo: Antonio Lacerda/EPA.
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For the first time since being detained in Curitiba, Brazil, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reappeared in video conference on June 6 to speak as a presidential candidate in the next Brazilian general election. In the meantime, the United Nations Human Rights Committee agreed to investigate whether Brazilian federal judge Sérgio Fernando Moro committed abuses and violations in his circumstantial case against Lula. Photo: Tercera Información.
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Curitiba, Brazil:
American actor Danny Glover joins “Free Lula” campaigners at a camp near the federal police headquarters, where former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is imprisoned. Photo: Rodolfo Buhrer/Reuters.
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Brazilian former President (2003-2011) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva raises his fist after attending a Catholic Mass in memory of his late wife Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, at the Metalworkers’ Union Building in São Bernardo do Campo, in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil. Photo: AFP/Miguel Schincariol.
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Commuters endure rush hour conditions on the subway in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo: Cris Faga/Shutterstock.
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Thousands of biodegradable balloons are released by members of the Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the New Year in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo: AFP/Miguel Schincariol.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ballerinas from the Municipal Theatre ballet school prepare to rehearse for their end-of-year performance. Photo: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters.
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Prima ballerina Deborah Ribeiro, soloist of the Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Theatre, performs during a protest of the theatre’s artists against the non-payment of their salaries and the economic crisis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters.
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São Paulo, Brazil: Statues are adorned with ear protectors to mark the 22nd anniversary of the International Noise Awareness Day, an annual event (last fell on April 26, 2017) encouraging people to combat noise pollution. Photo: 新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Barcroft Images.
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A dog dressed in costume is seen during the Rio de Janeiro dog carnival, known as the “Blocao” – with “bloco” meaning street party and “cao” dog – during pre-carnival celebrations at Copacabana beach. Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: More carnival news, this time on the Copacabana beach where the “Blocao” gets underway and the dogs of the city parade along the promenade. Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images.
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A samba school’s decision to focus on indigenous people and deforestation at this year’s carnival has caused anger among agribusinesses in Brazil. [Read more].
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Pol Kurucz, the founder of Rio de Janeiro-based creative group Kolor Collective, thinks that now more than ever there is a need for gender equality worldwide and a place for black women in society. Photo: Kolor Art Collective.
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Kolor Collective is a Rio de Janeiro-based creative group that challenges the struggle faced by black women in Brazil through theatrical and provocative art. It was founded in 2015 by Franco-Hungarian photographer Pol Kurucz, who often touches on his own experiences of discrimination to call out sensitive social problems. Photo: Kolor Art Collective.
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The photos in the series have a distinct glam-trash aesthetic that’s very theatrical. Photo: Kolor Art Collective.
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