Petra Costa’s dreamlike, semi-autobiographical films The Edge of Democracy, Elena and Undertow Eyes contain a mixture of highly personal themes and highly-charged politics. Maria Augusta Ramos’ The Trial takes an even deeper dive into the Kafkaesque drama of... Read Article
Brazil’s Dance With The Devil (subtitled The World Cup, The Olympics and the Struggle for Democracy) is a series of essays written by Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation. The primary focus is on the World Cup... Read Article
A phrase from the walls of Paris in 1968 has come to be echoed in Brazil: “It is forbidden to forbid!” The French slogan, reaffirmed by Caetano Veloso in one of his songs, where he says “não ao... Read Article
Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed is written by Larry Rohter, former Rio de Janeiro bureau chief for the New York Times and Newsweek. It charts Brazil’s rise – from colonialism, steamy obscurity and... Read Article
In Latin America mass demonstrations are putting at risk huge energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Thousands of peasants occupied the Azul, Mamacocha, Chailhuagon and Perol lakes, in the Cajamarca region of Peru. The Conga mining project proposes to... Read Article
594 brooms were planted in Copacabana beach today as a protest against corruption. The number of brooms represented Brazil’s 81 senators and 513 members of the Lower House, and were planted by Rio for Peace, an NGO calling... Read Article
Brazil’s central bank is desperately trying to grasp the reins of inflation. The central bank’s chief, Alexandre Tombini, will certainly hope that inflation continues on its current course and falls within the central bank’s target by the end... Read Article
I once heard a Sociologist at UC Berkeley say that the left is always the right way. Latin America seems to be taking this seriously. The tendency to go left has become obvious in the choices the Latin... Read Article
Former guerrilla leader Dilma Rousseff won Brazil’s presidential election in resounding fashion on Sunday and promised to stick to policies that have lifted millions from poverty and made Brazil one of the world’s hottest economies. The ruling party’s... Read Article
