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No Reason to Be Bullish on Brazil

Amid talks of tax and pension reform and the measures before Congress at the ...

If Only I Knew a Little Portuguese!

I was starting to get really frustrated. I needed someone who spoke English. My ...

Hungry for change in Brazil

Lula’s transformation, from radical socialist to international statesman, has drawn lazy comparisons with Tony ...

Brazil’s Lula: Displeasing Greeks and Trojans

Lula is clearly trying to pull off a delicate balancing act. He is adhering ...

Brazil: Landless Are Restless

A festering situation that so far seems not to have attracted attention internationally is ...

Will Argentina Roar Again?

The fact that the IMF has gone out of its way to help Brazil, ...

Brazil: Here, Vice-Presidents Count

The vice-presidency has helped shape Brazil’s history. In 1992, Vice-President Itamar Franco rose to ...

Brazil: A Lula Overdose

The sheer energy Lula is displaying is impressive, but it might be better if ...

Vila Velha: Best-kept Secret in All Brazil

Vila Velha, with its freakish sandstone formations much like Monument Valley in Arizona, was ...

Paulistas and Caiçaras: Parallel Lives in Brazil

Violence and physical confrontation was a way-of-life for the average youngster spending time in ...