Rio Samba Schools Use Carnaval to Criticize Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A little over a year into Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, Brazil has become deeply polarized. Right-wing...
February 23, 2020Topic
Politics
Trump’s Palestine Plan Is Extermination Plan, Say Brazilian Arabs
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The announcement by United States’ President, Donald Trump, of a peace plan for the Israeli/Palestine conflict...
February 4, 2020
Brazil’s Entrance into OECD May Not Be as Easy as Government Claims
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Although Brazil’s government has stated that it has made significant strides in complying with the requirements...
January 31, 2020
Rocky First Year for Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The year of 2019 was the first year of Brazil’s right-wing Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency. Contradicting expectations,...
December 31, 2019
Number of Evangelicals Grows in Economically Troubled Times in Brazil
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Recent economic crises in Brazil have led to the expansion of the Evangelical population in the...
December 20, 2019
Brazil’s Supreme Court Postpones Decision on Decriminalization of Drug Possession
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A judicial discussion of whether or not Brazil would enter the list of nations that decriminalize...
November 25, 2019
Bolsonaro Blames Latin America’s Turbulence on São Paulo Forum
It has been a jittery few months for countries in South America. There have been protests and demonstrations in cities...
October 30, 2019
Statute of Limitations Bars Sentencing of Church Founder Macedo
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – After eight years of judicial delays, the statutory limitations period has expired, and Bishop Edir Macedo,...
October 20, 2019
Foreign Consular Corps Joined Parade to Support LGBTi Cause in Rio as Group
Always looking for ways to contribute to the city they are temporarily calling home, the members of more than twenty...
October 6, 2019