Leonardo Coelho

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Leonardo Coelho |Michael Levenson

A young woman’s video featuring a lifelike reborn doll sparked cultural and political debate in Brazil. Photo / Priscila Ribeiro, the New York TimesA young woman posts a video that appears to show her holding her baby, Bento, and packing his bag for a trip to the hospital. She calls it “one of the busiest and scariest days for me”. She grabs onesies, a bottle, and medical documents and tucks him in the back of a car.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Leonardo Coelho |Michael Levenson

SAO PAULO - A young woman posts a video that appears to show her holding her baby, Bento, and packing his bag for a trip to the hospital. She calls it “one of the busiest and scariest days for me.”She grabs onesies, a bottle and medical documents and tucks him in the back of a car. At the hospital, he is weighed and lies in a bed, where she removes his pacifier, bottle-feeds him and wipes a few drops of formula from his cheek.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Leonardo Coelho |Michael Levenson

To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces. Juliana Drusz Magri, whose collection has grown to 22 dolls, at her home in Curitiba, Brazil. Credit... Priscila Ribeiro for The New York Times To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces.

May 8, 2024 | brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Leonardo Coelho

Rio Grande do Sul Floods Residents complain that the official response to catastrophic floods in Rio Grande do Sul state has been slow and insufficient, and say civil society has stepped in to fill the gap 5 min read Floods are a common occurrence in Brazilian cities. Every year, thousands of regions nationwide suffer from deluges worsened by a notorious lack of urban planning amid a climate emergency of which developing nations bear the brunt.

May 8, 2024 | brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Leonardo Coelho

Brazil Floods Residents complain that the official response to catastrophic floods in Rio Grande do Sul state has been slow and insufficient, and say civil society has stepped in to fill the gap 5 min read Floods are a common occurrence in Brazilian cities. Every year, thousands of regions nationwide suffer from deluges worsened by a notorious lack of urban planning amid a climate emergency of which developing nations bear the brunt.