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Brazil’s Maúcha Adnet: The Jobim Alumna Sings the Global Stage

There are many musicians who cite late maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim as an influence ...

In Brazil, When Things Go Wrong They Just Blame the Press

Salvador, Bahia, commemoration event of the Holocaust organized by the Brazilian Jewish community in ...

The Story of Higher Education in Brazil: Too Many Openings, Too Few Good Schools

Instead of the consumption of classes, education is a process of knowledge accumulation. But ...

70,000 Policemen and Firefighters Go on Strike in Rio, One Week Before Carnaval

In Rio, the military police together with the civilian police and firefighters, a total ...

Lula’s Cancer Is Gone, Says Brazilian News Site

Lula is cured from cancer! That was the note in a respected news site ...

Brazil Can’t Become World Player Sitting on the Fence While World Clamors Against Syrian Regime

Amidst the clamor of international outrage in the wake of the failed United Nations ...

Brazil Police Strike: For Bahia Governor It’s Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn’t

Legislative Assembly, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. About 200 military policemen are occupying the Assembly.  They ...

Brazil: After One Week and Over 100 Murders Still no End in Sight for Bahia’s Police Strike

Side street of a residential area of a city of Bahia.  Mountains of trash ...

Brazil Sells 3 Airports for US$ 14.3 Billion, 4 Times Over the Asked Price

For the Brazilian government the privatization of three airports turned into a more than ...