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The Arrival of Cuban Doctors Is Revealing the Cruel Face of Brazil's Medical Class 26 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Brazil's newspapers were surprised by the Brazilian government's decision to import 4000 doctors from Cuba to fill critical positions in places where there is no public or private health care. The fir...
Recife's Teatro de Santa Isabel Fans Festival Fervor 11 Aug 2013 | 09:43 am
One of the most noteworthy examples of neoclassical architecture in Brazil, the Teatro de Santa Isabel (1850), extended a very large welcome mat to musicians from both Brazil and the United States las...
Protests, Broken Subway, Security Lapses: It's Brazil Welcoming the Pope 24 Jul 2013 | 11:43 pm
On Tuesday, Rio's subway broke down, causing chaos for throngs of pilgrims in town for a huge Catholic gathering and a papal visit already marked by security lapses. Crowds of people crammed into buse...
Rape and the Basic Unfairness of Brazil's Society 24 Jul 2013 | 11:43 pm
In late March, the brutal gang rape of an American tourist in a transit van in Rio de Janeiro garnered worldwide attention. Brazilian authorities responded by quickly arresting three suspects as well ...
What's Wrong with Brazil's Once-Thought-Indestructible Petrobras 22 Jul 2013 | 11:28 pm
It is widely believed that the countries which best manage their energy needs today will have the most productive economic futures. Until now, Brazil has been among an elite group of countries facing ...
Brazil's Left Parties Are Old and Bureaucratized, Warns MST's Leader 8 Jul 2013 | 11:53 pm
"It is time for the government to ally with the people or pay the bill in the future." This is one of the evaluations of João Pedro Stédile, from the national coordination of the MST (Landless Movemen...
The Speech the President of Brazil Should Have Made 8 Jul 2013 | 11:47 pm
"Young people of Brazil, young men and women: "We were wrong. Forgetting your dreams, we all made mistakes, all of us who received your mandate to govern Brazil well. All of us, we politicians and ou...
Mass Protests Awaken Brazil's Political Consciousness 1 Jul 2013 | 11:52 pm
In what has been deemed Brazil's largest political mobilization in over two decades, protesters took to the country's streets during the last several weeks to demonstrate deep dissatisfaction with th...
Rio-based Pandeiro Jazz Pioneer Scott Feiner Goes the Crowdfunding Way 26 Jun 2013 | 11:42 am
Rio de Janeiro-based Scott Feiner, like many independent artists of late, is reaching out to his fans to help finance the production of his fourth release, A View From Below, which is the first to fea...
Rio-based Pandeiro Jazz Pioneer Scott Feiner Goes the Crowdfunding Way 26 Jun 2013 | 11:42 am
Rio de Janeiro-based Scott Feiner, like many independent artists of late, is reaching out to his fans to help finance the production of his fourth release, A View From Below, which is the first to fea...
