Brazilian football and its ‘Premier League moment’
Global football had its watershed moment in England at the beginning of 1992. The country’s biggest clubs decided to (...) READ MORE
Business January 16, 2019
One year on, Brazil’s labor reform fails to create jobs
When Michel Temer took office in May 2016, he promised to push through reforms. During the months that Congress (...) READ MORE
Why Brazilian football teams need to behave like companies
The English Premier League is the world’s richest and highest-profile league – grouping six of the top 10 most (...) READ MORE
What the Brazilian economy will look like in the next two years
All is said and done in the 2018 presidential election. Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro was victorious, despite a lack (...) READ MORE
Brazilian brands and political stands
On October 1, Luciano Hang, owner of the Havan department store chain, went online to stream live to his (...) READ MORE
Why business elites might regret helping Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil has just experienced one of its most important and divisive elections since the end of the country’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship. The (...) READ MORE
Brazilian companies that gained value despite the crisis
Investing in the stock market in Brazil has proven to be a challenge for the strong-willed. Recession, political uncertainties, (...) READ MORE
Campaign financing in Brazil: where does the money go?
Campaign financing is a messy business anywhere. In Brazil, the rules of the game were becoming somewhat stable in (...) READ MORE
Why is Coca-Cola threatening to leave Brazil?
Brazil is quickly overcoming the truckers’ strike that nearly paralyzed its economy for 11 days in late May. However, (...) READ MORE
How to understand Brazilian bureaucracy
Having to prove that you are who you say you are, filling out endless forms, walking around with different (...) READ MORE