2017 - Ongoing
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) – During Christmas time, a local church puts up a nativity scene in Gloria, a Rio de Janeiro's neighborhood. In 2017, the setting was within a political context. It was destroyed just few days before the end of Christmas commemoration period. Doubts about the causes still exist, perhaps the strong wind or perhaps a malicious act.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) – A group of supporters of Operation Car Wash (Lavo Jato in Portuguese), the biggest corruption investigation in Latin America, conducted by the judge Sergio Moro. Operation Car Wash is a criminal investigation on bribes and money laundry which involves Brazilian politicians and entrepreneurs. It is a controversial case. For many, it raises suspicions about the seriousness and sobriety of the police procedures, because of the leak of information and sentences based on no credible evidence, above all.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - Protest against the newspaper O Dia, following the front-page fake news about pools for children placed by drug traffickers in a street in the favela New Holland, Complexo da Maré. The fake news alleged that the goal was to hinder the road and prevent the passage of the police, and to please residents in order to gain power in the community. The protesters placed two pools in front of the entrance to the newspaper, in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - City counselor Reimont and some policemen watching the rally outside the town hall of supporters and opponents of the impeachment against the mayor of Rio, Marcelo Crivella. The impeachment allegations were based on reportage by the major Brazilian newspaper O Globo about a secret meeting between Crivella and pastors, to ensure preferential treatment both on tax exemption for evangelic churches and on cataract surgeries for believers.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - The Jongo de Pinheiral group attending the visit of Ojaja II, king of Ifé and leader of Iorubá in Nigeria, at the Valongo Wharf. The Jongo, a mixture of drum percussion, dance and song, preserves and keeps alive the African origin of the enslaved blacks. The Jongo was practiced as a form of leisure and resistance to colonial dominion.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) – Supporters of Lula - the former president of Brazil, today in prison following a controversial sentence by Car Wash Operation (Operação Lava Jato) - taking part in the celebration of the First of May at XV Square (Praça XV). His supporters denounce the sentence as political persecution and ask for the liberation of Lula.