Brazilian journalists injured while covering protests
May 1, 2015 10:50 AM ET
São Paulo, May 1, 2015--At least five Brazilian journalists were injured while covering clashes on Wednesday between police and striking teachers in the southern state of Paraná, according to news reports and local journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns...
Halftime for the Brazilian press
May 6, 2014 11:00 AM ET
Sidebar: Freedom of the press is still a work in progress By Fernando Rodrigues The street protests in Brazil in June 2013 received extensive news coverage. However, for the first time in years, attacks against journalists and media organizations...
Violence and Judicial Censorship Mar Brazil's Horizon
February 12, 2014 1:56 AM ET
The Brazilian government's concern for the safety of an American journalist stands in contrast to a dismal performance protecting its own reporters. By Carlos Lauría Demonstrators clash with riot policemen during a protest in Rio de Janeiro's on June 17,...
Brazilian journalists detained while covering protest
June 13, 2013 4:39 PM ET
New York, June 13, 2013--At least three Brazilian journalists were detained by military police while covering a protest on Tuesday, with one still in custody, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Brazilian authorities to allow...
Bossa Nova's home and Olympics host is risky for press
July 13, 2012 3:14 PM ET
The jagged mountains ringing Rio de Janeiro descend to a temperate valley with two storied beaches on the Atlantic. Here is the city that gave the world a new, eclectic musical beat with the Bossa Nova, the South American...