Brazilian military dictatorship
Ninety-one years ago, the Brazilian heroine Maragarida Alves was born
The union leader and farmer Margarida Alves was killed in 1983, but continues to inspire struggles for women and peasant rights
Understand the US participation in the military coup of 1964 in Brazil—and what may still be revealed
The US interfered in Brazilian politics from the beginning of the decade, fearing the country could become socialist