Almost a Mascot in Brazil

Tanzila Khan is on wheelchair wearing dark purple skirt, white top and a purple headscarf.

Nature and Concrete in Harmony It’s 2018. I am a Women of the World Festival speaker, and I have just arrived in Rio after fourteen hours of travel. It’s my first time here. The weather is sunny and breezy. The city has hills among buildings old concrete beside new. There is a beach, and there […]

‘Ola!’ by the Murder Scene – Brazil

Illustrated portrait for the 'Ola! by the Murder Scene – Brazil' travel essay by Tanzila Khan

It’s January, and a humid evening in Brazil. I have flown in from Sweden, where winter is at its peak, so the welcome in Rio is warm. (Pun intended.) I spent the first day as part of a jury selecting winners for an Impact Award. By the end, we are all exhausted. Exhausted by some […]