Politics

An Autopsy of the Corruption That Sapped Brazil’s Ruling Party

“Hear me, citizens of Brazil, senators, and deputies…” Thus commenced the televised coverage of ...

Believe It or Not, Brazil’s Second in Line for Presidency Is a Communist

Master Gilberto Freire  was absolutely right when he remarked that Brazil was the country ...

Under-the-Table Money Moves 90% of Political Campaigns in Brazil

For University of BrasÀ­lia political scientist, David Fleischer, irregular campaign financing in Brazil is ...

After Having Been World’s 8th Largest Economy Brazil Is Celebrating a 14th Place

Brazil gained one position in the ranking of world economies. In the opinion of ...

A Simple and Practical Proposal to End Brazil’s Child Labor

Virgílio was 12 years old. His childhood was divided between attending school sporadically and ...

Fernando Henrique Cardoso wants to stay

President Fernando Cardoso’s recent announcement that he was interested in seeking a second term ...

Cardoso back in Stanford

Former visiting professor at Stanford University, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, was back at that Northern ...

Future is promising

An expert businessman undertakes an overall assessment of Brazil, its people, its economy. There ...

Getúlio Vargas’s diary

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