Opinion: “Environmental Psychosis” and Brazil’s Amazon
RIBEIRÃO PRETO, Brazil – On his return from Japan, where he participated in the G20 meeting and met several of...
July 22, 2019Section
Op-Ed
Editorial, Opinion and Letters to the Editor
Brazil’s Bolsonaro: “How’s He Doing after Six Months in Office?”
Column, by Michael Royster RIBEIRÃO PRETO, Brazil – This coming Monday, July 1st, will mark the beginning of the second...
June 30, 2019
Lava-Jato: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Column, by Michael Royster RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL – Twice last year there were times when the imminent passing of Lava-Jato...
June 13, 2019
Letter: A Constitutional Monarchy is the Best Form of Government
Letter to the Editor by Joshua Telser CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - I am a "Brazilophile" and when not there, which is...
June 12, 2019
“The Toffoli Factor”: a Cautionary Tale From Brazil | Rio Times
[caption id="attachment_224154" align="alignleft" width="150"] Michael Royster, aka The Curmudgeon.[/caption] Opinion, by Michael Royster SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In 1974, Paraguayan...
June 9, 2019
Rio – The Beautiful Bagunça
Column By Patrick Fitzgerald RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The other morning I went to play a little "altinha" (keepy...
May 24, 2019
Opinion: Brazil’s Continuing Institutional Problem
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIBEIRÃO PRETO, BRAZIL – Three years ago, the Curmudgeon published a comment describing Brazil's biggest problem:...
May 20, 2019 Opinion: Bolsonaro, the Bad News Bairns and Oily Oakentree
Opinion by Michael Royster RIBERÃO PRETO, BRAZIL — The latest pronouncement from stargazer Olavo de Carvalho (aka Oily Oakentree) was...
May 18, 2019 Opinion: Is Sergio Moro “Too Big to Fail”?
Opinion by Michael Royster RIBERÃO PRETO, SP – When President-elect Bolsonaro announced he would appoint crusading Lava Jato Judge Sergio...
May 17, 2019