Gabriela Barzallo

Apr 12, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Gabriela Barzallo

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – In 2019, Mariana Leal de Souza, a 39-year-old Black woman living outside Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo, was having a hard time coping with the suicide of her teenage son when she was confronted with more difficult news: She was pregnant. “I couldn’t believe it,” the social worker told Al Jazeera during a recent video call.

Apr 10, 2024 | missingperspectives.com | Gabriela Barzallo

Nestled in the heart of Bogotá, Colombia, the Estéreo Picnic Festival emerges as a vibrant celebration of music and culture in Latin America. Each year, it attracts a diverse crowd eager to immerse themselves in electrifying performances and unforgettable experiences. This year, amidst the pulsating rhythms and dazzling lights, the festival took on an empowering tone, shining a spotlight on female artists and diverse voices in the music industry.

Apr 7, 2024 | theguardian.com | Gabriela Barzallo

As the sun rises in Mexico City, Marchigua sets off on her 45-minute cycle ride from the fringes of the city to Alameda Central park. There, the 37-year-old campaigner joins a lively group arranging blankets on the pavement and putting up banners, all bearing messages in support of women’s rights. Reusable sanitary towels, feminist stickers and a domestic violence helpline on display at one stallWomen wear scarves in green and purple – the colours of Latin America’s equality movement.

Mar 8, 2024 | cleveland.com | Gabriela Barzallo

Editor's note:By Gabriela Barzallo This story first appeared on palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. "In a'ingae, my native language, the words oil, contamination, and cancer did not exist until Texaco arrived on our lands," says Don Arturo, an elder among the A'i Kofán Siangoé people, one of Ecuador's 11 Amazonian communities.

Mar 7, 2024 | elpais.com | Gabriela Barzallo

Nina Gualinga nació hace 30 años en el corazón de la selva amazónica, en la comunidad kichwa de Sarayaku, hogar de los jaguares y el sol de mediodía, y ubicada a orillas del río Bobonaza, en la provincia ecuatoriana de Pastaza. Creció inmersa en la naturaleza, explorando los ríos y compartiendo guayusa junto a sus abuelos. Su nombre significa “fuego” en kichwa. La cosmovisión de su comunidad, basada en el Kawsak Sacha, considera la selva como un ser vivo con derechos propios.