Gustavo Ribeiro

Explaining Brazil #283: Why you should care about Brazil’s Cerrado

The Cerrado has a strategic significance beyond Brazil: no other biome has such a key role to play in furthering…

2 months ago

Explaining Brazil #281: Why Lula compared Israel to the Nazis

Brazil's president created a diplomatic uproar for his latest comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict, but why would Lula take such…

3 months ago

Explaining Brazil #278: Major developments in Marielle murder?

Charged with carrying out the 2018 murder of city councilor Marielle Franco, ex-cop Ronnie Lessa has taken a plea deal.…

4 months ago

Atlantic Forest tree species at risk of extinction

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo and published in Science found that 82 percent…

4 months ago

Explaining Brazil #276: A year after Jan. 8, polarization shows signs of no abating

The January 8 riots were proof of how polarized Brazilian society was. One year later, it might be even more…

4 months ago

Explaining Brazil #275: Santa brings Lula a tax reform

In the last episode of 2023, we analyze the tax reform approved by Congress

5 months ago