Pop and ethical
There’s something wild about Anitta
It is safe to say that Anitta is Brazil's biggest pop star these days.
The young singer from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro rose...
Climate change
Wildfires in Australia and Brazil, animal agriculture and climate apocalypse
How can we dance when our earth is turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
(Beds are burning by the Australian band “Midnight...
Environment
Livestock, Brazil’s big environmental problem
In 2006, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released an extensive report, Livestock's Long Shadow, which addressed holistically and thoroughly the various stages of different production processes of the sector. The report brought to light alarming data showing that the production of m
Research
Research: El Niño is contributing to beetle collapse in the Amazon
Intense droughts and fires during the last El Niño cycle, combined with human activity (mainly cattle ranching), has led to a massive drop in...
Dog-fighting victims
Dogs rescued from dog-fighting ring get a second chance
Last week, we wrote about the macabre dog-fighting ring São Paulo police busted, where participants even barbecued animals.
The case gripped Brazil's imagination and send...
Animal cruelty
Dog is rescued after being buried alive
Another case of animal cruelty has shocked animals lovers in Brazil.
It took place in Balneário Rincão, in the south of Santa Catarina State in...
Animals under attack
Hunters threaten wildlife in reserve in the northeast of Brazil
A biologist who runs a nature reserve in Itapajé, Ceará state (northeast of Brazil) has been threatened by hunters who want to murder animals...
Cinema for good
Film about homeless people and their animal friends seeks funding
With the economic crisis, the street-dwelling population of Brazil has exploded in recent years. According to 2015 data collected by the Institute of Applied...
Vegan athletes
Vegan athletes boost skyrunning Brazilian team
Three vegan athletes are part of the Brazilian Skyrunning team that will compete at the World Skyrunning Series on the Spanish Pyrenees between 8...
Cruelty-free
Now part of the Natura group, Avon announces it is going cruelty-free
Brazilian cosmetic giant Natura has snapped up Avon for a whopping US$3.7bn. That's good news for animals, since Natura has been cruelty-free since 2006.
And...
Meat is murder
New report shows meat companies buying from criminals
Meat production does not kill animals only. It kills forests (and the free animals who call them home) and poor people who get in...
Democracy under attack
Glenn Greenwald is the latest target of political persecution in Brazil
A public prosecutor in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, has filed a criminal charge against Glenn Greenwald, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who became known for his...