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Women's Hands Are All Over Brazil's Booming Agribusiness

rodney@brazzil.com (Isaura Daniel) — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:20:41 +0000

In Rondonópolis, in the interior of Mato Grosso state, in Brazil, a woman called Cristiane Rabaioli is responsible for processing the meat of 1,200 lamb and 3,000 heads of cattle a month. In the city of São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo state, Silvia Morgulis produces oranges, rubber and corn and raises cattle on six farms. In Londrina, Paraná, Mariângela Hungria creates solutions for nutrition of the soil for soy and bean crops, and in Piracicaba, in the state of São Paulo, Julia Martella de Almeida, studies to follow a similar route as that of these three women: agribusiness.

The Key to Brazil's Future: Abolishing Political Corruption

rodney@brazzil.com (B. Michael Rubin) — Mon, 06 May 2013 06:08:58 +0000

There is a sad expression about Brazil that roughly translates: "Brazil is the land of the future, but we're still waiting for the future to arrive." Brazil's destiny is often debated among politicians and journalists and everyday Brazilians, who are eager to begin the future now. What does Brazil need to start now?

The Chinazation of Brazil and the Country's Role Inside the BRICS

rodney@brazzil.com (W. Alejandro Sánchez and Amandha Lopes) — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:27:33 +0000

In recent years Brazil has taken its ambitions of becoming a global power to the next level. The Portuguese-speaking giant has experienced major economic and social development over the past decade. As a result, it enjoys a strong military and growing influence both in the geographically defined Western Hemisphere and other regions of the economically defined Global South.

For Northeastern Brazilians Without Farofa There's No Real Meal

rodney@brazzil.com (Ernest Barteldes) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:36:15 +0000

I have written a lot about traditional Brazilian dishes like moqueca, feijoada or churrasco (Brazilian barbecue), but the fact is that people there don't really eat these dishes on a daily basis. Feijoada and churrasco are party food made for a large number of people who get together for a day's worth of eating and drinking (often to excess), while moqueca is mostly served on special occasions - though in Bahia it is reportedly consumed on a daily basis.

Brazil Theater's Grande Dame Makes Her Debut in New York, at Age 90

rodney@brazzil.com (Ernest Barteldes) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:04:18 +0000

When someone speaks about theater in Brazil, it is inevitable to mention the name of Bibi Ferreira, who is undoubtedly the Grande dame of the country's theatrical scene since she first stepped on a stage under the direction of her father, the legendary Procopio Ferreira.

Can Brazil's World Cup Leave More than White Elephants as Legacy?

rodney@brazzil.com (Marcos Carrieri) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:04:18 +0000

A little over a year before the opening, 2014 FIFA World Cup projects are delayed and have irregularities pending solution. Urban mobility works have already been canceled or stripped down, stadium budgets have been blown, and the main rationale for hosting the Cup is threatened: the legacy. On the other hand, stadiums and road works already are starting to induce growth in some of the 12 host-cities' surroundings.

Brazil on Its Way to Become Olive Oil Country

rodney@brazzil.com (Isaura Daniel) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:35:20 +0000

Brazil now has its name on olive oil labels that are sold in some of the main supermarkets in the country. The federal government has now decided to make an effort to transform Brazilian agriculture in a producer of olive trees, olives and olive oil and several initiatives are already being developed all over the country, mainly in Rio Grande do Sul.

Venezuela's Upcoming Elections, a Test of Brazil's New Pro-democracy Stance

rodney@brazzil.com (Sean Burges) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:58:19 +0000

Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez has just died after a prolonged battle with cancer. While his death certainly raises questions about the longevity and sustainability of his Bolivarian revolution, it also stands as a significant test of the democracy promoting credentials of Brazil and the two important regional clubs it runs: the South American political grouping UNASUR and the trade bloc Mercosur.

Helio Alves: The Wizard of the Brazilian Keys

rodney@brazzil.com (Ernest Barteldes) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:43:45 +0000

Helio Alves is not the kind of pianist that you can pigeonhole into any specific jazz genre. You can see him accompanying legends like Joyce or Rosa Passos at a large room and the next thing you know he is playing with his various instrumental projects in a smaller jazz club, where fans listen to every detail of the music while thinking when they can pick up their drinks and have a sip.

A Brazilian Theologian Once Silenced by Cardinal Ratzinger Talks About the Old and the New Pope

rodney@brazzil.com (Leonardo Boff) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:36:30 +0000

An interview with Leonardo Boff - The Church is without a spiritual leader who elicits hope and purpose. We need a different type of pope; more a pastor than a professor, not a man of the Church-institution, but a representative of Jesus of Nazareth who said: "and he that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out", (Gospel of John, 6,37), be he a homosexual, a prostitute, or a transsexual.