Brazil’s Fat Lady Can’t Sing – Act Two
The Teatro Amazonas, in Manaus, was inaugurated in 1896 with excerpts from Ponchielli’s La ...
Brazil Doing Bad, Lula Doing Good
At the beginning of the Lula term of office, the time people were willing ...
Brazil: Delmiro’s Legacy in the Backlands
Known locally as the crossroads of the sertão, Petrolina in Pernambuco, and Juazeiro in ...
Landscapes of Hunger in Brazil
Maria Cicera is not assisted by any government program because officially she does not ...
Brazil: Dear President, Can You Spare a Job?
Mr. President, how about a popular vote to find out from Brazilians themselves what ...
Brazil: Carmen Miranda’s Embolada Riddle
No one thought anything of it when Chico Alves’ disc came out, nor six ...
Brazil: Why Is the Speaker Crying?
João Paulo, the Speaker of the House, cried because he is irretrievably immersed in ...
Brazil: Too Tense for Comfort
Several moderate politicians and the press have criticized the overly lenient attitude of Brazilian ...
Brazil: Lula Decries Crazy Tax War
In reopening the Superintendency of the Development of the Amazon (Sudam) President Lula scolded ...
Brazil: Lula Brushes off Recession
Brazil is in a recession. During the first quarter there was a downturn in ...