Brazzil Magazine

Lula carried on shoulder of fans before being jailed - Ricardo Stuckert

Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Kills Lula’s Presidential Ambitions

Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has voted to ban former President Luiz Inácio Lula ...

Protesters against the government in capital Brasília - José Cruz/ABr

On the Brink of Chaos, Brazilians Go to the Polls. Will Winner Be Able to Govern?

Democracies are often rocked by wars and internal conflicts that brew up dissonance, clashes, ...

Presidential debate on Brazilian TV

Brazil: Any New President Will Inevitably Disappoint a Polarized Population

This year’s Brazilian election is entering a decisive phase. With official television advertising beginning ...

Slave ship

How Brazil Used Cachaça, Tobacco and Gold to Keep Slave Trade Going

Sections of a Brazilian slave ship from the 19th century. Robert Walsh, as shown ...

About 8.000 homeless families invaded private lot in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo - Photo: MTST

In São Paulo, Brazil, Everyone Will Have a Home in… 120 Years

Once a proud symbol of resistance to racial segregation, a shabby square in São ...

Lula being embraced just before going to jail - Photo: Ricardo Stuckert

Lula, Brazil’s Top Polling Presidential Hopeful Launches Candidacy from Jail

Electoral authorities have to determine if the embattled ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s ...

House representative Jair Bolsonaro being carried by fans

Fans Call Him Myth, Others Call Him Clown. Bolsonaro Might Become Brazil’s Donald Trump

Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and congressman, has launched an improbable campaign to ...

Rally asking for Lula's freedom. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert

Four Points to Consider for Understanding Lula and Brazil’s Coming Elections

The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on ...