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Explaining Brazil #216: What to keep an eye out for on Election Day

We've reached the home stretch of the Brazilian 2022 election. On Sunday, October 2, Brazilians will hit the polls. Here's what you should keep an eye out for

2 days ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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Explaining Brazil #215: What if Bolsonaro really tries to stage a coup?

President Bolsonaro has hinted that he could try to stage a coup if he loses the upcoming election. If he really pulls that trigger, then what?

1 week ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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Explaining Brazil #214: The broad front gets broader

Marina Silva, who until recently was highly critical of Lula and his Workers' Party, has just endorsed the former president. For her, democrats' main goal should be unseating Jair Bolsonaro

2 weeks ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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1822 Special, Ep. 4: Pomp under circumstance

In this fourth and final episode, we shed light on the multiple "Independence Days" across Brazil, each with its own significance

3 weeks ago • Eric Zalcman and Caroline Coutinho

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1822 Special, Ep. 3: The pacifist myth of Brazilian independence

In the third episode of our special series, we look at Brazil's wars of independence, showing that constituting this new country was not as bloodless as many believe.

4 weeks ago • Eric Zalcman and Caroline Coutinho

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1822 Special, Ep. 2: Independence or Death

In the second episode of our series, we look at the real story of what happened on September 7 — not the one taught in school textbooks

4 weeks ago • Eric Zalcman and Caroline Coutinho

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1822, a special podcast series on Brazil’s independence bicentennial

In this first episode, the Portuguese royal family flees to Brazil, its largest colony. And the ripple effects of this decision will forever change the futures of both countries

4 weeks ago • Eric Zalcman and Caroline Coutinho

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Explaining Brazil #213: Do presidential debates still matter?

Do debates still provide voters with a chance to see the quote-unquote real candidates behind the scripted sound bites and commercials? Or are they just a formality made for political wonks that does very little to change the political needle?

1 month ago • Gustavo Ribeiro

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