Opinion: Wherever Home Is — Expat Reflections on Living in Brazil
When arriving in colonial America for the very first time in the seventeenth century, the English poet Anne Bradstreet wrote:...
April 13, 2019Section
In-Depth – Brazil
Opinion: We Know it Rains in Rio. Why Was the City so Unprepared?
News of this week’s torrential rains and flooding in Rio de Janeiro reached many international audiences under surreal-seeming headlines about...
April 12, 2019
Controversy Surrounds Bolsonaro in First 100 Days
The Bolsonaro Administration completed its 100th day in office on Wednesday (April10th) with President Jair Bolsonaro celebrating the accomplishments of...
April 12, 2019
In-Depth: Rio’s Prison Workers Treated Like Slaves
Cash-strapped Rio de Janeiro is accused of using prisoners as "volunteer workers" to maintain jails in a move that human...
April 11, 2019
Brazilian Startup JaUbra Goes Where Uber Drivers Panic
When Alvimar da Silva realized Uber did not reach some of the more dangerous, far-flung areas of Brazil's biggest city...
April 11, 2019
Coup de Grâce for Brazilian Science
Researchers in Brazil are up in arms after President Jair Bolsonaro’s government announced late last month that it had frozen...
April 11, 2019
Under Brazil’s New Govt, Islamophobia Continues to Rise
After the massacre in Chirstchurch, the Brazilian Muslim community is once again on high alert for possible attacks.
April 10, 2019
Bolsonaro Targets Deadly Gangs Run From Brazil’s Prisons
By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Before Brazilian prosecutors could conduct an inspection last year of the prison...
April 10, 2019
100 Days of Bolsonaro Administration: Campaign Promises
As President Jair Bolsonaro's administration marks its 100 days in office, analysts take a look at promises made during the...
April 10, 2019