The Brazilian From Qatar: Thoughts from a Beach Volleyball Game in Rio
Alexander Gerszten reports from Rio on a beach volleyball match with an unexpected Brazilian player.
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Not a Game: Brazil in Crisis on the Eve of the Olympics
The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff is on trial for impeachment, and the three people in line to replace her may soon be too. Wracked with a crashing economy, corruption protests, and the Zika virus, Rio prepares for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rio 2016 Athletes: Take Back the Bay
With the Olympic Games approaching, the international community is starting to pay attention to Brazil’s slums. It’s about time.
Plastic Paradise: Brazil’s Cosmetic Surgery Boom
A surgeon penetrates the bridge between your two nostrils. Tweezers enter the space created by the incision, lifting the skin off your nose as if it is the hood of a car. Now comes the scalpel, cutting bone and transforming…
Building BRICS: An Assessment of the New Development Bank
Rhea Kumar explores how the New Development Bank may change the global financial order.
At a historical crossroads, Brazil should embrace change
Thursday, June 20th 2013. We were all there, together with the 2 million people in the streets of 22 different cities around Brazil. It was one of the largest public demonstrations in the country’s history.
“So We Went to the Streets” – Protesting the True Cost of the World Cup
“This has never been about the World Cup. Rather, it is about the absurd corruption that runs rampant in our country.”
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