The Kings of the Road: Electric Tricycles in Cuba
On the streets of Cuba, the roar of 1950s engines has been replaced by a metallic, electric hum, almost silent.
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Will Cubans Trigger a Process of Transculturation in Brazil?
Three and a half years ago, when I arrived in this country I felt like an isolated molecule in an ocean of Brazilians.
So When Is the Much-Touted Recovery Coming?
A friend tells me he has lost his phone. Someone stole his backpack when he wasn’t paying attention, and his cellphone was inside.
Education in Today’s Cuba
The authorities “seem to be abandoning responsibilities they assumed for many years regarding education—at least in terms of material resources and human capital.”
Those Who Have Stayed in Cuba’s Escambray Mountains
In the mountains of Cuba’s Escambray region remain people who have watched neighbors, relatives, and entire generations leave. (22 photos)
Natalia Laforcade & Omara Portuondo – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are Natalia Laforcade (Mexico) & Omara Portuondo (Cuba) with the song “Tu Me Acostubraste” filmed in Mexico in 2017.
Anna Bensi, the 21-year-old Cuban Who Has Lost Fear
Her videos on TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook portray the hardships endured by Cubans while making a clear case for freedom.
Between Ruins & Tides: Life Endures Along Havana’s Malecon
On one of the collapsed walls, a graffiti message stands out against the gray tones of the concrete: “You Need to Be Happy.” (26 photos)
Cuban Woman Tries to Report Robbery, Suffers Police Assault
Despite both the burglary and the subsequent confrontation, Lafita said she has no intention of leaving Cuba. “They should leave,” she said.
In Cuba, the Street Is the Red Line
Taking art out of galleries controlled by state institutions to break the State’s monopoly: Part of an investigative series by journalist Marianela Balbi.