Opinion: The Curmudgeon on Chutzpah in Brazil
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Yesterday’s headlines brought the news that former President Lula told the...
June 23, 2015Topic
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Convicted Italian Activist Arrested for Seven Hours in Brazil
Cesare Battisti escaped an Italian jail in 1981, and after living in France and Mexico, arrived in Brazil, in 2004.
March 13, 2015
Dilma Rousseff Re-Elected as Brazil’s President
In the closest race since 1985, incumbent president win a second four-year term.
October 27, 2014
Lula Backs Political Reform as a Priority in Brazil: Daily
In an online video, former PT president backs campaign for reform ahead of October’s elections.
June 26, 2014
Rousseff: Petrobras Saved Shipbuilding: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff has said that the shipbuilding industry was saved by Petrobras and her party's policies.
April 22, 2014
Opinion: Can You Live on the Minimum Wage?
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On February 12th, former President Lula told the New York Times...
February 18, 2014
A Promise Made is a Debt Unpaid
Poet Robert Service probably didn’t realize how apt the words of his 1907 work “The Cremation of Sam McGee” would...
October 29, 2013
The Curmudgeon on Clueless
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Based on her reactions after the nationwide protests in June, the...
August 6, 2013
A Curmudgeonly Glossary of Brazilian Protest Terms
The Curmudgeon, who for years has deemed politics his favorite spectator sport, has been watching the demonstrations, and has paid...
July 2, 2013