The Curmudgeon on the “PEC 37”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - You may well ask: “Who are the ‘PEC 37’ we see...
June 25, 2013Topic
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The Curmudgeon on Popes and Politics
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - ¡Habemus papam! Or, rather, perhaps, given that Roman Catholics are a...
March 19, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “Mirror, Mirror”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - No, not last year’s film nominated for an Oscar in Costume...
February 19, 2013
The Curmudgeon on “Cui Bono”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cariocas awoke last Friday to discover that, in the wake of...
February 5, 2013
The Curmudgeon on the Second Coming
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Nicolás Maduro aspires to be the reincarnation of Lula. He may...
January 15, 2013
The Curmudgeon on Brazilian Municipal Elections – Part II
Municipal elections were held throughout Brazil last week and the results were unsurprising. The Curmudgeon, as always, is ready willing...
October 9, 2012
The Curmudgeon Below the Salt II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A recent Curmudgeon column dealt with the bind President Dilma found...
October 25, 2011
The Curmudgeon on Vigilantes
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian laws do not countenance the death penalty, for any crimes....
August 16, 2011
PT History Repeats Itself
Opinion, by Samantha Barthelemy RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This has been a turbulent month for Dilma Rousseff's government. As...
June 14, 2011