Opinion: Brazil’s Lula, a Legendary Myth
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Jair Bolsonaro, a/k/a “o Mito” has been elected President of Brazil....
October 31, 2018Topic
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Opinion: Brazil’s Election Surprises – Part II
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Continuing our curmudgeonly concentration on the State of Rio de Janeiro,...
October 15, 2018 Opinion: Milking Brazil’s Most Sacred Cow
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The most sacred cow in Brazil is Petrobras. When calved in...
June 15, 2018
Netflix Series ‘The Mechanism’ Stirs Polarization in Brazil
Directed by the same filmmaker of the 'Elite Squad' (2007) and RoboCop (2014), production that depicts the "Operation Car Wash"...
April 26, 2018 Opinion: Brazil’s Political BBB
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Today, August 3rd, Brazil’s Legislative Branch is scheduled to vote on...
August 2, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Other “Criminal Masterminds”
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last September, a federal prosecutor accused former President Lula of being...
June 30, 2017 Opinion: Brazil’s Ministerial Musical Chairs
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This past weekend, while 100,000 people were protesting on Copacabana Beach...
May 30, 2017
Rio Hosts a Free Show in Copacabana Calling for Direct Elections
Caetano Veloso, Criolo and Mano Brown are all performing in a free protest show calling for Temer's removal.
May 26, 2017 Opinion: Janot’s Lists in Brazil
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On the eve of the Ides of March, Brazil's Chief Prosecutor...
March 15, 2017