Tag: Cristovam Buarque
President Sarney Might Have Been Brazil’s Mandela. But He Opted for Politics
Every politician has one instinct for power and another for history. Desiring political strength ...
Not Oil But Knowledge Is the Resource that Can Save Brazil
Only two letters separate “pre-salt” from “pre-school,” but between these two options is an ...
A Proposal: To Make Brazilian College Students Literacy Teachers
The dream of a university education has become a nightmare for more than 50 ...
When Flying I Feel Like a Nurse in an Ambulance, Going to Tend to Patient Brazil
In 2002, precisely 674,086 voters elected me a senator of the Republic for the ...
There’s a Coup d’État Underway in Brazil, and We Congressmen Are to Blame
In an interview for Magno Martins’ blog, I responded that, in brief, I could ...
Filling Potholes Is Not Enough. We Need to Change Brazil’s Direction
Even more than an occasion to evaluate the year that has passed, the New ...
I’m Dreaming of a Brazil Where Every Brazilian Will Be a Santa
Many years ago, I wrote a letter to Papai Noel (Santa Claus) asking for ...
Definitive Solution to Quotas in Brazil: Equal School for All
Not so long ago, Brazil was a country divided by the debate over ideas: ...
Finding Ways to Keep Brazilian Teachers’ Salary Floor from Going Up
Until the Federal Supreme Court (STF) reaches a decision, Brazil will be waiting to ...
A Series of Betrayals Have Placed Brazil Well Behind China and India
Some decades ago, Brazil was at the same level in space research as China ...
