Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
$100 - $500 / Day
Brazilian freelance journalist in Rio working as a reporter, photographer, and fixer. My work as published in international media such as AP News, VICE World News, and The Nation. In national her work was published by Folha de S. Paulo, UOL, The Brazilian Report, Rádio Informarte (Uruguai), Diário do Grande ABC, and Automotive Business. With more than 5 years of experience, I covered politics, human rights, economics, international affairs, and ESG agenda. In 2018, I covered the humanitarian crisis in Caracas, Venezuela. Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (2017) and a specialist in Politics and International Affairs from the Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (2022).
Produced for Associated Press
Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was in Florida this month when his supporters tried — but failed — to overthrow the country’s young democracy. It was a sign that many in Latin America’s largest nation believe so fiercely in his movement that it can persist without its namesake.
Produced for Associated Press
Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “mega-protest to retake power” in two dozen cities. Whether because of preventative measures adopted or not, the supposed uprising was a dud.
Raull Santiago was trying to deliver basic food during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Complexo do Alemão favela in Rio de Janeiro where he lives when all hell broke loose. The sounds of shots and bombs rang out as police swept into the neighborhood in a raid that killed 13 people.
Now that the Supreme Court here has overturned Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s convictions in Operation Car Wash on March 7, Brazil’s leftist former president recovers his political rights and can stand as a candidate in the 2022 presidential election. Lula’s comeback might also force the current far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, to moderate his tone, but the prospect of a match between the two men has already fired up Brazil’s left and right.
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