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
Social Media December 11, 2018
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
WhatsApp scandal leaves a dent in Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign
After the first couple of weeks of the runoff stage, it seemed that nothing would be able to curb (...) READ MORE
It’s not just WhatsApp: Brazil’s far-right grows on Gab
The consensus is that the Brazilian 2018 election was run by social media. The frontrunner – and probable winner (...) READ MORE