Tag: South America
The Return of Trump to the White House Is a Threat to Brazil and an Injection of Enthusiasm to the Extreme Right
In recent months, Brazilians have closely followed the US presidential campaign. Since 2016, whatever ...
Discovery of new species of giant anaconda, the world’s biggest snake, in the Amazon, shocks scientists
The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and ...
Bluewashing in Brazil: How an Ecotourism Project Is Expelling Indigenous Peoples from Their Land
When the notion of “ecotourism” was introduced in the late 1970s, it was intended ...
Pelé, We’ll Never Forget You for All the Joy You Brought the World
Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many ...
A SPECTRAL BELT AND ROAD BEYOND THE BACKYARD AND BRICS: A light for Brazilians glimmers from Asia
As the pullout from Afghanistan unfolds into new geopolitical prospects for its powerful neighbors, ...
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Will See More Changes in Five Decades than in the Last 21,000 Years
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. Roughly ...
The Militarization of Brazil’s Government Shows the Country Never Transitioned to Full Democracy
When former paratrooper captain Jair Bolsonaro was inaugurated as president of the Brazilian Republic ...
The Solution to Brazil’s Deforestation: Fixing the Country’s Economy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro participated in a virtual climate summit convened by the U.S. ...
Previous White Candidates Find that Running for Office as Black Pays Off in Brazil
Number of black candidates increases dramatically – Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Brazil is undergoing a ...
The Future of Brazil’s Amazon Depends on What You Eat Every Day
Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food ...
