Jenny Barchfield

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In this March 16, 2013 photo, AdaptSurf co-founder and physical therapist Luiz Phelipe Nobre, center, teaches surfing lessons at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AdaptSurf is a Rio-based non-governmental organization that aims to make beaches accessible to the disabled and encourage them to practice water sports. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Disabled surfers brave the waves in Brazil

Jenny Barchfield · March 27, 2013 4:00 am

** ADVANCE FOR USE AFTER 12:01 A.M. EDT ON MONDAY, MARCH 18 ** This photo taken Feb. 25, 2013, shows Nubia de Lima, 29, posing for a photo in her Rio de Janeiro apartment in Brazil. De Lima, a black producer for Globo television network, says she experiences racism on a daily basis in the reactions and comments of strangers, who continuously assume she's a maid, nanny or cook, despite her flair for fashion and pricey wardrobe. "People aren't used to seeing black people in positions of power," she said. She added that upper middle-class black people like herself are in a kind of limbo, too affluent and educated to live in favelas but still largely excluded from high-rent white neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

In Brazil, a mix of racial openness and exclusion

Jenny Barchfield · March 17, 2013 4:00 am

In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, samba dancer Diana Prado performs during a carnival parade at central station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prado spends her daylight hours working as a supervisor at a call center. At night, she is a samba dancer, or "passista," as they're known in Portuguese. Prado made her Carnival debut at age 19, after auditioning for a spot with the Sao Clemente, one of 13 top-tier schools that will compete for the annual titles at the Sambadrome this weekend. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rio’s samba dancers stars by night, workers by day

Jenny Barchfield · February 10, 2013 5:00 am

A disguised dog is seen during the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. According to Rio's tourism office, Rio's street Carnival this year will consist of 492 block parties, attended by an estimated five million Carnival enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio Carnival goes to dogs at canine street party

Jenny Barchfield · February 3, 2013 5:00 am

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, JAN. 14, 2013 AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Sunday, Nov.,13, 2011 file photo, a police officer patrols an alley at Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since 2011 police have seized control of dozens of favelas from drug gangs, and things have changed so dramatically that some are now seen as hot real estate investments. Rio's slum "pacification" program is aimed at making the city safe ahead of the 2014 soccer World Cup and 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rio slums: From no-go to must-buy

Jenny Barchfield · January 13, 2013 5:00 am

Manioc roots of various shapes and sizes are displayed in a supermarket in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Grown in some 80 countries worldwide and known internationally as yuca, cassava or mogo, manioc has its origins in Brazil: It was the main food source for indigenous tribes since before the discovery of the New World. Even now, manioc remains an important source of carbohydrates, especially among Brazil's working class, who grind it into a rich, nutty flour or deep-fry it into greasy fries. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s humble manioc gets deluxe rebirth

Jenny Barchfield · December 17, 2012 7:58 pm

In this Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Brazilian transgender model Felipa Tavares poses for portraits during a photo session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 6-foot-tall Tavares is among Brazil's small but growing ranks of transgender models _ leggy, high-cheekboned sirens who were born men and are causing a splash here as well as in Paris and other international fashion capitals. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Transgenders break into Brazil’s modeling sector

Jenny Barchfield · December 6, 2012 9:00 pm

In this Nov. 13, 2012 photo, a lobo-guara, also known as a maned wolf, walks in the Jardim Zoo in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazilian researchers are turning to cloning to help fight the perilous decline of several animal species. The scientists at Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency said this week they have spent two years building a gene library with hundreds of samples from eight native species, including the collared anteater, the bush dog, the black lion tamarin, the coati, and deer and bison varieties, as well as the leopard and the maned wolf, according to team leader Carlos Frederico Martins. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil aims to clone wild animal species

Jenny Barchfield · November 17, 2012 5:00 am

Brazil: Majority of top court convicts ex-top aide

Jenny Barchfield · October 9, 2012 11:42 pm

People wait in line to vote in municipal elections outside a polling station in the Complexo da Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Voters across Latin America's biggest country are electing mayors and municipal council members. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil holds first vote under ‘Clean Record’ law

Jenny Barchfield · October 7, 2012 4:00 am

Rise of evangelicals changes Brazilian fashion

Jenny Barchfield · September 23, 2012 4:00 am

A volleyball fan wearing Brazil's flag kneels by a doorway before the start of a women's gold medal volleyball match between the United States and Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Now to Rio, full of Olympic 2016 jitters

Jenny Barchfield · August 12, 2012 4:00 am