Brazil’s Dance With The Devil by Dave Zirin
Brazil’s Dance With The Devil (subtitled The World Cup, The Olympics and the Struggle for Democracy) is a series of... Read Article
Dilma Rousseff
‘Censorship is Censorship’: Brazil’s Writers and Artists Spar Over Biography Rights
A phrase from the walls of Paris in 1968 has come to be echoed in Brazil: “It is forbidden to... Read Article
The Beautiful Gamers – Review of Larry Rohter’s Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed
Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed is written by Larry Rohter, former Rio de Janeiro bureau... Read Article
2011: The Year of the Green War in Latin America
In Latin America mass demonstrations are putting at risk huge energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Thousands of peasants occupied the... Read Article
Rio for Peace aim to sweep away corruption with protest on Copacabana beach
594 brooms were planted in Copacabana beach today as a protest against corruption. The number of brooms represented Brazil’s 81... Read Article
Brazil’s battle against inflation
Brazil’s central bank is desperately trying to grasp the reins of inflation. The central bank’s chief, Alexandre Tombini, will certainly... Read Article
Caution, Left Turn Only: Peruvian Elections
I once heard a Sociologist at UC Berkeley say that the left is always the right way. Latin America seems... Read Article
Dilma Rousseff rides economic boom to Brazil’s presidency
Former guerrilla leader Dilma Rousseff won Brazil’s presidential election in resounding fashion on Sunday and promised to stick to policies... Read Article