Thiago Amparo: Reckoning with Brazil's Racial Democracy Myth

In this interview, human rights attorney, author, and activist Dr. Thiago Amparo explains recent examples of violence against Black Brazilians and places those events in the context of Brazil's history and modern social and political reality. Dr. Amparo's most recent English-language writing may be found in Critical Essays on Human Rights Criticism, edited by Andras Sajo and Renata Uitz, and in various newspapers including Americas Quarterly.