Healthcare in Brazil? Hit me up on WhatsApp
It’s no secret that present-day Brazil is reliant on WhatsApp and other instant messaging services. With an estimated 62 (...) READ MORE
Social Media February 19, 2019
Sneaking a peek at Brazil’s 2018 Google search history
As it does every year, Google Trends recently released its Year in Search study for 2018, mapping search engine (...) READ MORE
Brazilian election case proves social media’s danger to democracy
Misinformation on social media played a troubling role in propelling far-right Congressman Jair Bolsonaro to the Brazilian presidency. While (...) READ MORE
Brazilian millennials: a lost generation?
Brazil’s job market appears to be showing signs of life. Even if recovery is still slow, the number of (...) READ MORE
Explaining Brazil #39: Were you scammed during Brazil’s Black Friday?
This week’s podcast was supported by Voom, an Airbus company. Voom is an on-demand helicopter booking platform that allows (...) READ MORE
When Brazil Met Facebook… in the British Parliament
Brazilian Congressman Alessandro Molon, from Rio de Janeiro, represented Brazil in the session of the International Grand Committee on (...) READ MORE
Despite the rise of smartphones, Brazilians are watching more TV
It’s almost a consensus among analysts, journalists, and scholars that the 2018 presidential elections changed politics in Brazil. Jair (...) READ MORE
Brazilian internet: speeding up, but still lagging
Ookla, the world leader in broadband and mobile internet testing platforms and analysis, has released a new market report (...) READ MORE
The smartphone election: how the 2018 ballot was won
Make no mistake: this is an iconic campaign. We might be witnessing the twilight of Lulism, which political scientist (...) READ MORE
Why does the Brazilian media normalize the extreme right?
There has been no shortage of international media outlets calling Jair Bolsonaro, the frontrunner in Brazil’s presidential race, a (...) READ MORE
