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Oil Is Not Brazil’s Only Offshore Asset

I visited the Ceasa market in São Paulo recently and was struck by the ...

A Blind Brazilian Actor Plays Keen-Sighted Title Character in Hollywood

The longest running play in Hollywood is Eavesdropper. The ensemble is made up of ...

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 ...

Musings on an Interview with Sean, the American Boy Abducted to Brazil

Everyone knows that "Sean" doesn't want to leave Brazil and we also know that ...

Brazil Justice Allows US Father to Have Son Back, But He Has to Stay in Rio

The 16th Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro decided that American David Goldman can ...

Cutting Brazil’s Amazon Leads to Boom and Bust Economy

A study of 286 Amazon municipalities found that deforestation brought quick benefits that were ...

For Brazil, G8 Is Over and G20 Represents New Reality

For Brazil's Foreign minister, Celso Amorim, "The G8 is over as a political decision ...

A National Program for the Poor in Brazil Is Helping São Paulo Curb Its Favelas

One of the good effects of Bolsa Família (BOAsa fumMEElia) – a monthly allowance ...

In Brazil, a Culture of Violence Sees Wife-Beating as No Big Deal

“In Brazil a woman gets hit or beaten up every 15 seconds. As long ...

Brazil Is Teaching World How to Deal with Economic Crisis, Says Lula

Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says that Brazil is overcoming the current ...