Brazil’s children of the night
Geni Antônia Jardim was only 7 when she learned that she suffered from a disease with a very complicated (...) READ MORE
Articles May 20, 2019
Jair Bolsonaro is a presidential caricature
When Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency, back in October 2018, everything was in his favor. The Workers’ Party—his ideological (...) READ MORE
How Brazil’s institutional crisis shaped a terrible drug policy
While Brazil’s streets were taken by nationwide protests against budget cuts in education and the government engaged in a (...) READ MORE
Despite Bolsonaro, Brazil is one of the world’s top LGBTQ tourism destinations
“Brazil can’t be the country of gay tourism,” said President Jair Bolsonaro during a meeting with journalists last month. (...) READ MORE
New rules to restrict bringing cheese and meat into Brazil
Since 2016, people coming to Brazil enjoyed a rare benefit when it came to restrictions on food and drink (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s de facto Foreign Minister
“Nuclear bombs guarantee peace,” said Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to students of Brazil’s Superior School of War. “It’s like [U.S. (...) READ MORE
First mass anti-government protests raise uncertainties for Bolsonaro
In the first major public protests against the Jair Bolsonaro government, hundreds of thousands of people took to the (...) READ MORE
Ride-hailing apps breath new life into car rental sector
Brazil’s latest unemployment figures are quite disappointing, as one-quarter of the workforce is either unemployed or underemployed. Only one (...) READ MORE
Explosion at Rio steelworks causes more misery for CSN
On Wednesday morning, an explosion at the Volta Redonda plant of steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) left dozens of (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #60: Is privatization the answer for Brazil’s economy?
This episode, Is privatization the answer for Brazil’s economy?, is supported by Fast Help. Fast Help is a Brasília-based IT company (...) READ MORE