Central Banks Fund Government Spending: The Virus Infecting the Last Taboo
Historically, this sort of thing was actually reserved for times of war. If governments were no longer able to finance...
April 10, 2020Section
Guest Opinions
Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
The Gringo View: Is This the End of ‘Abraços’?
Back in the sixties, on this gringo’s first flight to Brazil, I remember reading a useful guide prepared by the...
April 5, 2020
Column: Brazil’s Massive Corona-Chasm
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) In Rio de Janeiro, as in São Paulo and many other large cities, the...
March 20, 2020
GringoView: ‘Favela’ – Inside the Reality
The question that must have been asked over and over again in 1968 in Rio’s Catacumba favela; who was this...
February 28, 2020
GringoView: Escaping from Carnaval – My Annual Ritual
The sound of drums and amplified singing in the street below my São Paulo apartment, even a week before Carnival,...
February 16, 2020
Opinion: Understanding the Dangers Facing the Future of Democracy
The history of the bizarre political events of the past few weeks in the US might best be avoided here...
February 12, 2020
Opinion: In Brazil since 2007, 261 Children Have Died While Working; Governments Ignore Problem
2020 will mark three years of hiding data on child labor for the Brazilian government. The most recent figures are...
January 22, 2020
Opinion: ‘Impeachment’ as New Norm for Disposing of Annoying Opponents
In this troubled and highly partisan world one is forced to wonder if ’impeachment’ is becoming the new norm for...
January 18, 2020
Opinion: One Year of Bolsonaro in Brazil – Threats, More Arms Sales and a Still Sluggish Economy
The first year in office of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro did not end without further polemics and worrying statistics.
January 6, 2020