Tag: COVID-19
“Compared with São Paulo, New York is Sleepy Hollow.” A new book about Brazil´s biggest city.
Former Brazzil contributor John Fitzpatrick has just published a collection of short stories called ...
Parintins: An Amazon Island Overcomes Isolation Throwing the Boi Bumbá Party
There are no bridges or roads that connect the city-island of Parintins to the ...
Behind in the Polls for Reelection, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Courts Putin
Presidents Jair Bolsonaro and Vladimir Putin have one thing in common – they’re both ...
Brazilian Women Spearhead Initiatives to Address Gender-Based Violence
In Brazil, women are at huge risk of violence, especially if they are minorised ...
Missionaries Barred from Contacting Brazil’s Isolated Indians
Brazil’s highest court has upheld a ban on missionary activity inside reserves that are ...
While Bolsonaro Is in Free Fall, Lula Installs His Own Shadow Cabinet in Brasília
The Brazilian Senatorial Committee investigating President Jair Bolsonaro’s management of the COVID-19 crisis describes ...
Brazil President Parades Smoke-Spewing Aging Tanks and Puts Nation to Shame
The clouds of dark exhaust spewing from aging tanks and amphibious vehicles rolling past ...
The Deep Structure of Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Many writers and filmmakers claim artistic expression is more powerful at transmitting the tragedy ...
Left and Right in Brazilian Presidential Elections
The next Brazilian presidential election, in October, 2022, will probably be polarized between Jair ...
Brazilians Take to the Streets to Protest Half a Million Deaths from Covid
Protesters took to the streets across Brazil on Saturday to demand President Jair Bolsonaro’s ...
