Guide to Brazil (Society, politics, history)

Pre-Colonial Brazil was nothing like you may have been told

If you look for reading material about Brazilian history, chances are they begin telling the story about Latin America’s (...) READ MORE

You can’t understand Brazilian politics without knowing the Portuguese word coronel (colonel). This term dates back to 1830s Brazil (...) READ MORE

The concept of Brasília was born on April 4, 1955, in Jataí, a village with no more than 1,000 (...) READ MORE

Early in the morning on March 17, 2014, federal marshals launched the so-called Operation Car Wash. A group of (...) READ MORE

Public trust in the U.S. legal system might hover at around 50 percent, but it’s even lower in Brazil. (...) READ MORE

In April 2005, Carlos Velloso ruled on one of the strangest cases he can remember. In his decades-long career, (...) READ MORE

Foreigners sometimes seem dazzled by the high voter turnouts in our elections – it’s above nearly all developed nations (...) READ MORE

If you’re at all familiar with Brazil, then you’ve probably heard about the “jeitinho brasileiro” – or the Brazilian (...) READ MORE

Brazil has a visa policy that’s based on a principle of reciprocity: if we Brazilians need a visa to (...) READ MORE

Brazil is home to 19 of the world’s 50 most violent cities, according to Mexico City think tank the (...) READ MORE