Tag: Internet

The shame and despair of being called cringe in Brazil

Intergenerational Baiting and Being Cringe in Brazil

Last week, Christian Langkamp highlighted some of the reasons for growing intergenerational tensions in ...

Jornalivre is a notorious fake news disseminator in Brazil

Brazil’s Effort to Fight Fake News Raises Concerns About Censorship

In early December 2017, Brazil’s government established a committee to monitor and possibly order ...

The "confused" lady is a character from a 2004 soap opera who kidnapped a baby and killed some people | Image: Twitter/Reproduction.

Trying to Understand Brazilians? Start by Their Memes

You have probably already stumbled upon a Brazilian meme on one of your internet ...

Amid Explosive Growth Brazil’s Internet Stumbles over Hacking, Piracy and Censorship

As a rising star on the global stage and as the current financial model ...

The Future of Brazil’s Democracy Is in the Hands of the Citinauts

Since 1986, former Planning Minister João Paulo dos Reis Velloso has assembled a group ...

While Schools Get Broadband the Rest of Brazil May Have to Wait a Long Time

Launched in April 2008 by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Broadband ...

A Day Without Internet Shows Iffiness of Brazilian System

When state-run Telesp Telecom was privatized in São Paulo, many Paulistanos were hopeful that ...

Less than a Quarter of Brazilians Have Internet Access

According to Ibope/NetRatings statistics for the year 2008 published in the business daily Valor, ...

19.3 Million: Brazil Gets Top Spot in LatAm for Internet Users

With 19.3 million Internet users, Brazil is ranked number 1 in the websphere by ...