Brazil’s Asymmetrical Challenges & the World’s Covetous Eyes on the Amazon
There are three types of people, a saying goes: those who make things happen, ...
Brazil Evicting Without Proper Compensation While Getting Ready for Olympics
Brazil is expected to displace and evict scores of people all around the country ...
Brazil to Put the Brakes to Consolidate New Middle Class
One of the Brazilian president’s top aides, Gilberto Carvalho (“Secretaria-Geral da Presidência da República”), ...
Obama’s Debt to His Brazilian Readers
Barack Obama owes us another journey to Brazil. Not as president, but as a ...
After Easter Traffic Jams Brazilians Get in Line for Flu Vaccine
In Brazil, for most people, Easter is Holy Week, meaning at least a four-day ...
Rousseff: Brazil Finally Gets a President With No Self-mythicizing Agenda
The first four months of any new president will give some indication of the ...
Brazil Hikes Key Interest Rates to 12% in Attempt to Halt Over 6% Inflation
In a decision that surprised the market, which expecting a bigger hike, Brazil’s central ...
In Brazil Smoking Is Down But Half of Population Is Overweight
Brazilians are smoking less but continue to lead sedentary lives, a survey by Brazil’s ...
Brazil: The Shame of Being the World’s 7th Largest Economy
In the 19th century, Victor Hugo refused to shake hands with Pedro II, the ...
Brazil’s Military Dictatorship: 21 Years of Interrupted Democracy
The period of the military dictatorship in Brazil often referred to as “Brazil’s years ...
