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On the Edge

If there is an ultimate frontier that would be Roraima, the land of the ...

Lula, the Reluctant President

Lula does not look like a man about to assume power.  He looks as ...

From Cabaret to Syllables

The partnership between Caetano and Gil is one of the most fertile and lasting ...

Prowling in Rio

Those women dressed in tight clothes are now sambaing, vigorously. The whole place has ...

Reduced Immunity

If a new bill is approved and the law is changed, it could have ...

The Plague

It is unacceptable that the "trust no one" policy of the Brazilian government be ...

Paradise Regained

"Don’t go to Brazil," my parents had warned me. "Don’t do anything," warned another ...

Keeping the Flame

Who are these men and women dressed in colorful and festive garb? They are ...

Stronger Ties

"This is an exhilarating time in the Brazil-U.S. relationship: a time of change, a ...

Hell’s End

“We are shutting down what can only be described as an inferno. It has ...