Tag: Rio
20 Years Later, an American Still Has No Idea What’s Going on in Brazil
Not everyone is cut out for expat life. I made all the necessary preparations ...
Brazil’s 1964 Military Coup Was Presented as Being by Popular Demand, But It Had CIA’s Hand Behind It
As night fell on Rio de Janeiro on 13 March 1964, Brazilian President João ...
Rio’s Police Massacre Leaves 132 Dead, Four of Them Policemen
A large-scale narcotics operation against the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, crime syndicate in ...
Brazil and China: A Marriage of Convenience
President Lula da Silva, together with his team, are to be congratulated for having ...
Brazil Promised a lot for G20. Did it Deliver?
The world’s many geopolitical crises and Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House ...
Lula Continues Ambitious in His Desire to Lead the World, But It’s Not Easy to Talk Big to the Big Guys
The G20 Leaders’ Summit takes place on November 18 and 19, in Rio de ...
G20 Host Brazil Pulling Out All the Stops to Make Meeting a Global Success
World leaders, including US President Joe Biden, China’s Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister ...
Congressman and Former Rio Police Chief Arrested for Ordering Councilwoman Marielle Franco’s Murder
A Congressman and a former Rio de Janeiro police chief were arrested Sunday in ...
Rio’s Samba Schools Hit the Books in Search of Inspiration for their Storylines
A good story can unfold in various forms, languages, and rhythms. In books, it ...
Activists Mad at Lula and Brazil for Over 600 Oil Concessions After All Promises at COP28
Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva urged countries to “work towards an economy ...