Venomous yellow scorpions are moving into Brazil’s big cities – and the infestation may be unstoppable
I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, home to some 12 million people – 20 million (...) READ MORE
Articles February 16, 2019
Brazil’s recent history of preventable tragedy and repeated impunity
“We witness, time and time again, disasters that could very much have been avoided,” said Brazilian Prosecutor General Raquel (...) READ MORE
The revival of cordel literature
Browsing a flea market in the Northeast of Brazil, you may come across a couple of stands with what (...) READ MORE
Congress v. Supreme Court v. Jair Bolsonaro: the clash of Brazil’s three powers
Hours after one of the most controversial sessions in Brazilian congressional history, the newly elected Senate President Davi Alcolumbre (...) READ MORE
How important are state-owned companies to Brazilian cultural investments?
Besides being a symbol of national enterprise, state-owned oil giant Petrobras is also seen as an important cultural patron (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s new plan to deal with drugs
Police raids, arrests, and deaths. For years that has been the extent of Brazil’s policy on drugs. The strategy has (...) READ MORE
Lack of transparency makes a mystery out of president Bolsonaro’s health
Hospitalized since January 27 for a surgery to remove a colostomy bag he has used since his September 6 (...) READ MORE
You say you want a revolution: the ‘Lower Clergy’ in Brazil’s Congress
Bandied around constantly over the last few years, “renewal” is the buzzword of choice in the current moment of (...) READ MORE
Brazil, a country of few immigrants
At the beginning of the year, the Jair Bolsonaro administration announced that Brazil was pulling out of the United (...) READ MORE
Lula convicted in new corruption case
It was a different case — and a different judge — but the verdict was pretty much the same. (...) READ MORE
