Skip to content
Thursday, September 04, 2025

Boise Chronicle

Boise Breaking News & Events

The location could not be found.
  • News
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Life
  • Money
  • Tech
  • Travel
World

Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past

December 5, 2024Ana IonovaComments Off on Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past
Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways.
Tagged Brazil, Da Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula, Neymar, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Santos (Brazil), Slavery (Historical)
Ana Ionova
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

Related Articles

World

‘Time’ Magazine Persons of the Year

December 9, 2015December 11, 2018GANNETT Syndication Service
World

What is Boxing Day and why that weird name?

December 22, 2017December 26, 2018USATODAY

Back at work on the day after Christmas? Your Canadian neighbors likely won’t be.

World

Life in North Korea: What you are allowed to see

February 16, 2013October 16, 2019GANNETT Syndication Service

A look at life in North Korea.

Post navigation

Gazans With Disabilities Face ‘Impossible Times’ of Chaos and War
The Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended

Headlines

Europe Aims to Show It Is Ready to Secure Postwar Ukraine

September 4, 2025Catherine Porter and Steven Erlanger

Palestinian Leaders Urge U.S. to End Visa Ban Ahead of Statehood Summit

September 4, 2025Adam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim

‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattack May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025ADAM GOLDMAN

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Erica L. Green

Why the E.U. Is Banning Some Gel Nail Polish

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Christine Hauser and Simar Bajaj

China’s Show of Military Might

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Daniel E. Slotnik and Parin Behrooz

U.S. and Mexico Vow to Cooperate Against Crime as Rubio Meets Sheinbaum

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025EDWARD WONG

Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Challenge’

September 3, 2025Lisa Friedman

At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA

In a ‘Hot Mic’ Moment, Xi and Putin Muse About Immortality and Organ Transplants

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Anton Troianovski and Chris Buckley
  • News
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Life
  • Money
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • Tampa Herald
  • Reno Chronicle
  • New Orleans Courier
  • Flint Chronicle
  • St. Louis Herald
  • Boise Chronicle
  • Anchorage Herald
  • Madison Chronicle
  • Chula Vista Chronicle
  • Newark Chronicle
  • Stockton Chronicle
  • Pittsburg Herald
  • Toledo Herald
2020 editorial | Editorial by MysteryThemes.