Opinion: Rio’s Runoff Election, Part II
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO – The voters of Rio have spoken, and for the first time in...
October 31, 2016Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
Opinion: Rio’s Runoff Election
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A month of Sundays after the first round of Rio’s mayoralty...
October 28, 2016
Opinion: The Genie and the Bottle
Opinion, by Peter J Rosenwald SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The temptation to just put my head under the pillow and...
October 27, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Other Criminal Mastermind
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This week, Eduardo Cunha, former President of the Brazilian Chamber of...
October 21, 2016 Opinion: Brazil’s Criminal Mastermind–Part the Next
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday, October 18th, former President Lula took the opportunity to...
October 19, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Rural Culture Diminished
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Most Cariocas don’t know that Brazil’s second most popular spectator sport...
October 12, 2016 Opinion: Brazil’s “Finest Hour”?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Curmudgeon had the privilege last week of attending the ceremony...
October 10, 2016 Opinion: Crime and Punishment in Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – About three months ago, the Curmudgeon opined on the question often...
October 7, 2016 Opinion: All the (Brazilian) President’s Men
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The evidence against Lula is starting to mount up. This week...
September 30, 2016