Brazil’s Political Crisis Explained for Non-Brazilians
A week ago, Brazil's House of Deputies voted 367 to 137 to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. The vote lasted five hours and involved a lot [...]
Why Doesn’t Anyone Know a Thing About Brazil?
There's a famous comedy sketch in Brazil that features a home invasion with the owner held at gunpoint. The masked assailant aims at the owner [...]
Dear Brazil: Pay Your Nannies a Living Wage!
Seriously Brazil, it's 2015. Pay your help a living wage. Dear reader, if you're not in the mood for a rant, check back [...]
5 Things You’d Never Guess About Brazil
5 of the many things that have surprised me about Brazil... "Do you like Brazil?" I heard this question for the thousandth time [...]
Talking Small in Brazil
Small talk across cultures... Today my daughter and I went through our regular morning routine. We had breakfast while watching cartoons, got dressed, [...]
Learning Brazilian History at the Dentist
Something I enjoy about living in a different culture are the little reminders, even after years, that you’re not from here. Usually it's a small [...]
Navy v. Army: A Brazilian Rivalry
This week the naval school here in Vitoria celebrated it’s 50th birthday. They marked the occasion with a series of events culminating in the unveiling [...]
Human Development Index Brazil & US
This past week the 2010 Human Development Index (HDI) came out and marked its 20th anniversary. The idea behind the HDI report is that a [...]
Brazil’s Hiroshima
In his book, , British journalist Alex Bellos quotes the Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, “Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our [...]