How committed is Jair Bolsonaro to a pension reform?
Financial markets jumped on the Jair Bolsonaro bandwagon for one reason: Paulo Guedes, the ultra-libertarian economist the President-elect chose (...) READ MORE
Articles December 11, 2018
The Brazilian scientists among the world’s most influential
Despite a turbulent period for Brazilian academia, which has been hit hard by the austerity policies of recent years (...) READ MORE
Brazilian millennials: a lost generation?
Brazil’s job market appears to be showing signs of life. Even if recovery is still slow, the number of (...) READ MORE
Why Brazil needs a stronger money laundering law
Brazil is facing the possibility of being the first country ever to be suspended from the Financial Action Task (...) READ MORE
What is hampering Brazilian exports?
That Brazil is one of the most isolated economies in the Western hemisphere hardly comes as a shock. The (...) READ MORE
Paris Accord question looms over Brazil’s G20 participation
[From BUENOS AIRES] Paragraph 27 of the G20 Leaders Declaration may seem generic and vague. “We recognize the contribution (...) READ MORE
Behind the beat: Brazilian samba
While football is arguably Brazil’s most popular sport, the country’s national rhythm is samba. When she walks she’s like (...) READ MORE
Brazil is successfully reducing AIDS deaths, but number of cases increases
Over the past 30 years, Brazil has established itself as a reference around the world in the treatment of (...) READ MORE
Brazilian beer companies worried about changing drinking habits
While Cachaça is the true Brazilian spirit—being invented during the times of Portuguese colonization—Brazil is a beer-drinking country. This (...) READ MORE
What the Brazilian economy will look in ten years
Long-term scenarios can be a valuable tool to help economic actors evaluate costs, risks, and opportunities within a country. (...) READ MORE