Good Practices: Brazil

A project carried out in the framework of the “pacification” of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas draws on the style of the suburbs and recycled materials to create sustainable fashion.In the foreground, salvaged materials; in the background, fashion design students in action. Credit: Fabiana Frayssinet/IPS

Brasil: Sustainable Fashion Born in Favelas

By Fabiana Frayssinet Rio de Janeiro, Nov 21 2012 (IPS) – A Brazilian designer has taken fashion from the exclusivity of the catwalk to the reality of the favela, to demonstrate that styles, trends and fads are also born in … Continue reading →

Rousseff and Lula. Credit: Wilson Dias/ABR

Brasil and Latin America: The Brasilia Consensus, A Model for Latin America

Analysis by Estrella Gutiérrez Caracas, Oct 7 2012 (IPS) – Following the extreme neoliberalism of the Washington Consensus, which gave rise to a lost decade in social terms, Latin America is experimenting more successfully with a home-grown formula: the Brasilia … Continue reading →

Clara Charf. Foto: 1000 Peacewomen Across the Globe

Brazil: Change Dawned with Resolution 1325

Alexandre Sammogini* interviews Brazil Grand Lady Clara Charf “It is a historic moment for Brazil: we had two female candidates to president (Dilma Roussef and Marina Silva) that together received the majority of votes in the election. Now we have … Continue reading →

Brasilianischer Fußballfan. Foto: Fabiane Frayssenet/IPS

Brazil: Football Paves the Way to Masculinity Without Violence

By Fabiana Frayssinet Rio de Janeiro (IPS) – It’s Friday night, and in a “favela” (shanty town) in this Brazilian city, a group of men relax with a beer after a hard week, while a song can be heard above … Continue reading →