Stories about Latin America from September, 2023
A lasting legacy of Ignacio Tomichá Chuvé: Revitalizing the Besɨro language on the internet
In memory of Ignacio Tomichá Chuvé: Bésiro language digital activist from Bolivia. His enduring legacy will live on through the digital resources he created to promote his language and culture across diverse spaces.
Children of 7 religions tell how they practice faith amid scenario of intolerance in Brazil
Agência Mural, a GV partner, talked to seven children from the suburbs of São Paulo to understand how children talk about and understand their faith
Ecuador's historic referendum reignites Latin America's debate on extractivism and economic growth
Almost all Latin American countries are still tempted to use extractivism as a development model. Is it possible to strike a balance between environmental conservation and economic growth?
An emblematic documentary salvaged during Chile's dictatorship has been restored
How a group of people took coordinated action to safeguard the tapes of the Chilean documentary "The Battle of Chile, the Struggle of an Unarmed People."
Indigenous leaders apply Mayan justice to officials hindering democracy in Guatemala
The ancestral authorities of Guatemala symbolically applied Xik’ay to officials who tried to suspend the party of the president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo.
Why Cardi B’s undoing of appropriateness liberates us all
A Black immigrant educator explores how overlooking the role of race and language in the Black immigrant experience affects people’s emotional well-being, making them targets for repulsion, exclusion, and eradication.
The six countries invited to join the BRICS club
"The expansion and modernization of BRICS is a message that all institutions in the world need to mould themselves according to changing times."