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Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff: Martyr, President, Martyr

An exclusive interview by Democracy Now: Dilma Rousseff on Her Ouster, Brazil’s Political Crisis & ...

Statue of Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro

128 Years After the End of the Empire, Brazilians Still Pay a Tax to the Emperor’s Heirs

With its colonial mansions, landscaped gardens and ornate fountains, the town of Petrópolis, a ...

Açaí, Brazil Nuts and Other Amazon Trees Are Only Abundant Thanks to Ancient Indians

Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the ...

Thank a Brazilian for Inventing the Airplane And Many Other Things You May Not Know

Brazilians are known worldwide for their creative minds, but that is typically associated with ...

Angel of Death Josef Mengele’s Bones Help Medical Students in Brazil

The bones of Josef Mengele, the infamous German doctor who conducted experiments on prisoners ...

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World Cup and Olympics: Just Another Example of Brazil’s Perverted Generosity

Brazilian history begins with a gesture of inverted generosity: civilizing the native population, exploiting ...

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In São Miguel das Missões, Brazil, the 17th Century Is Alive in the Ruins

It’s a small, silent town. It is called São Miguel das Missões and is ...

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The Military and the Rural Elite Unholy Alliance Maintains Brazil Poor and Unequal

A very strong traditional establishment governed Brazil since its colonization. Arguably, the most powerful ...

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Getúlio Vargas’s diary

Revolutionary leader, dictator, President, Getúlio Vargas is the greatest Brazilian politician of this century. ...