Marianna Olinger

Riot police block demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.

How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil

December 5, 2014Justice

The cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner in the US have their own analogues in Brazil, where relations between black citizens and police are also tense. But one Brazilian activist hopes the news from the US could push Brazilians to talk more openly about racial issues.