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, 2020Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
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
After Secretary of Culture’s Spectacular Meltdown, a New Twist in Brazil’s Culture Wars
It was a spectacularly absurd act of self-sabotage. The Special Secretary of Culture, Roberto Alvim, issued an official statement –...
January 30, 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
Opinion: Paradise Lost or Only Delayed?
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - One beautiful weekend morning many years ago, wandering among the artists showing and selling their paintings...
January 1, 2020
Bolsonaro’s Agency Appointments Ignite Brazil’s Culture Wars
Directorships of public agencies have long been treated as patronage appointments in Brazil; one of the perks of attaining office.
December 26, 2019
Instead of Favelas, Luxury Condos Could Soon Stand on Rio’s South Zone Hillsides
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Most people don’t have much cause to think about urban planning – until it fails,...
November 21, 2019