World in Progress Folgen

Roughly half of all the people trafficked from Africa to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries ended up the Portuguese colonial empire of Brazil. This week we're revisiting the shocking history Rio de Janeiro's role as Brazil's gateway for slaves.

On this week’s show, we’re taking a look at some niche cultural trends in Asia, from a massive New Silk Road project in Uzbekistan, to an unusual Indian band called Womeniya, to a Cambodian circus helping people deal with trauma.

Extreme weather fueled by climate change such as droughts and floods displace some 20 million people every year. By some estimates, by 2050, there could be over one billion people who have to flee their homes due to the effects of climate change. DW checks in with people in Kenya, India and Australia who are already feeling the effects of climate change on their homes.