Opinion
Brazil May Elect a Fascist President. We Might Soon Be a Neopentecostal Turkey
It now looks increasingly like Brazil will elect a fascist president in November. I ...
Brazil Teaches that Museums Can Be Quite Ephemeral
On September 2, the National Museum of Brazil lit up Rio de Janeiro’s night ...
On the Brink of Chaos, Brazilians Go to the Polls. Will Winner Be Able to Govern?
Democracies are often rocked by wars and internal conflicts that brew up dissonance, clashes, ...
Brazil: Any New President Will Inevitably Disappoint a Polarized Population
This year’s Brazilian election is entering a decisive phase. With official television advertising beginning ...
Fans Call Him Myth, Others Call Him Clown. Bolsonaro Might Become Brazil’s Donald Trump
Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and congressman, has launched an improbable campaign to ...
Four Points to Consider for Understanding Lula and Brazil’s Coming Elections
The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on ...
Mapping Brazil’s Political Polarization Online
People increasingly use social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as their primary source ...
Brazil’s Workers Party: Time to End Denials and Make Honest Self-criticism
The Brazilian Workers Party is not a Maoist party, but it should take one ...
Brazilians Hoping Against Hope Presidential Election Will Give Their Country a New Start
It would be hard to overstate the prominence of former president Luiz Inácio Lula ...
Marielle’s Murder and the Death of Brazil’s Racial Democracy Myth
When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in ...
