Beatriz Farrugia

Beatriz Farrugia has ten years of experience working for international news agencies. She is a former editor at ANSA and holds a post-graduate degree in International Relations from Fundação Getulio Vargas

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Athletics scholarships face cuts as Brazil competes in Tokyo Olympics

Funding for Brazil's renowned Bolsa Atleta program fell 17 percent over the last Olympic cycle, the first budget cut since the program's creation

3 years ago • Beatriz Farrugia

Copa America A white elephant parade

Copa America: A white elephant parade

Besides the obvious problems with holding an international football tournament during a raging pandemic, the Copa America will showcase brand-new Brazilian stadiums which are hemorrhaging money

3 years ago • Beatriz Farrugia

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“White power” gesture not the first extremist move in Bolsonaro cabinet

Foreign policy advisor Filipe Martins made a gesture linked to white supremacy. It was not the first extremist act in Bolsonaro's government

3 years ago • Euan Marshall and Beatriz Farrugia

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Gun licenses and imports shoot up in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Looser firearm regulations were part of Jair Bolsonaro's campaign promises in 2018 — and the president has certainly delivered on this front

4 years ago • Laís Martins and Beatriz Farrugia

Pandemic exposes 'digital inequality' in Brazilian internet access

Pandemic exposes ‘digital inequality’ in Brazilian internet access

While Brazil is an increasingly online society, lower-income families are being left behind in terms of access, quality, and stability of internet connections

4 years ago • Beatriz Farrugia

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Exclusive: Health spending in Brazil states as small as USD 20 cents a day

Brazil's public health system has been held up as an example by the global community, but it struggles with drastic underfunding

4 years ago • Beatriz Farrugia

Pandemic spurs solidarity efforts in Brazilian cities

Pandemic spurs solidarity efforts in Brazilian cities

While Brazil's economy nosedives, Brazilians are taking matters into their own hands to avoid the worst

4 years ago • Beatriz Farrugia

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How the coronavirus is wrecking Brazil’s tourism industry

The entire tourism ecosystem in Brazil is in jeopardy — as states mull over lockdown measures — and the pandemic continues to spiral out of control

4 years ago • Beatriz Farrugia