Tag: Brazil

A protester being beaten by the police during the dictatorship

60 Years After the Military Coup Brazil´s Democracy Keeps Traits of Authoritarianism

The Brazilian transition from the civil-military dictatorship to the New Republic in the 1990s ...

Justice Alexandre de Moraes says Musk initiated a public "disinformation campaign"

Brazil’s Supreme Court Investigates Elon Musk on Suspicion of Spreading Fake News

Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the inclusion of multibillionaire Elon ...

A book by former Brazzil contributor John Fitzpatrick.

“Compared with São Paulo, New York is Sleepy Hollow.” A new book about Brazil´s biggest city.

Former Brazzil contributor John Fitzpatrick has just published a collection of short stories called ...

Firefighter works to control fire in the Brazilian Amazon

Reading the Burned Leaves of the Amazon Forest: There’s Crisis in the Future

The Amazon is battling record early-year fires, fueling fears of a worse climate crisis ...

Pelé, seen here following Brazil's 1970 World Cup win, epitomized "the beautiful game" Image: Wikipedia

Can Brazil Soccer Get Its Beautiful Game Back?

Experts have long been warning that a sell-off of Brazilian talent is seriously damaging ...

Robinho must serve his nine-year jail sentence for rape in his native Brazil

Brazilian Justice Rules Robinho Will Serve Italian Nine-year Rape Sentence in Brazil

Brazilian judges have ruled to uphold former footballer Robinho’s Italian rape conviction, adding that ...

Brazil's ex Army chief Marco Antonio Freire Gomes beside former president Jair Bolsonaro

Top Military Men of Bolsonaro Throw Ex-President Under the Bus Over a Coup d’État

Two former Brazilian military commanders said former President Jair Bolsonaro discussed a possible coup ...