Quilombos in Brazil
Kurt Shaw
For the last six months, Shine a Light has been working with the Morro do Fortunato quilombo (runaway slave colony) to get land rights for the community. This excellent article in the Huffington Post gives background and context for the struggle for land in Brazil.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/10/brazil-quilombos_n_5572236.html