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Opinion: Trump and Putin’s Bromance Explained
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Curmudgeon lives in Brazil, which has no external enemies, and on so rainy Saturdays he...
Mercosur Partners Threaten to Suspend Venezuela
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The tension between Mercosur partners increased on Tuesday, September 13th as chancellors from Brazil,...
Vila Isabel Samba School Opens Feb 8th in Rio 2016 Carnival
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Unidos de Vila Isabel will be the opening samba school to enter the Sambódromo...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on 2016 in Brazil
Opinion by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — Everybody likes to do lists this time of year, and the Curmudgeon is no exception. The...
Mercosur to Discuss Trade Agreements with Other Blocs
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Government representatives from the Mercosur bloc are meeting today (Monday, December 21st) in Asuncion, Paraguay...
Opinion: Brazil’s Un-Real Currency
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Around 22 years ago, writing for another Rio publication and using his real name (no pun...
Uranium Film Festival Returns to Rio de Janeiro for Fifth Edition
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Uranium Film Festival returns to Rio de Janeiro for its fifth edition...
Opinion: Plano Real 3.0, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Actually, it’s 3.01, the number of Brazilian reais needed to purchase one US dollar at the...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on the Sacred Cow, a Smidgen
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil’s most sacred cow is Petrobras. When calved in 1953, its birthright included a monopoly over...
Vila Isabel Samba School Ready for Carnival 2015
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Well known for their sambas de enredo (Carnival theme songs) G.R.E.S. Unidos de...
Mercosur Partners Discuss Entry of Bolivia in Bloc
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The 47th Mercosur Summit (Common Market of the South) starts on Wednesday, December 17th, with...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Direct Democracy
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Last June, there was a revolt throughout Brazil against the failures in habitation, sanitation, education and...
Opinion: The Curmudgeon Predicts [the rest of] 2014
Opinion, by Michael Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “In June and July come the World Cup, which means no one in Brazil will...
Brazil to Fund Uruguay Port, Reports Say: Daily
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As talks about Brazilian financing for the Uruguayan deep-water port of Rocha continue, concerns...