More: Latin America
FARC’s deep roots. A brief introduction to FARC’s origins
“ T here is more repression of individual freedom here that in any other country we’ve been to, the police patrol the streets carrying...
What Justice cannot see – spectacularization, publicity and coercion in times of Carwash
As it has been extensively discussed lately, Brazil has developed a fresh (and arguable) political conscience in the past years. People have been to...
Lula vs Bolsonaro: The populist moment in Brazil
S ince the election victory of Donald Trump, many have tirelessly talked about populism. It is not a first appearance. This phenomenon has...
No country for machos: What is there about machismo in Brazil and Latin America?
Campinas, Brazil. A man breaks into a house and kills in cold blood 12 people in New Year’s Eve – amongst them, his own...
The Human and the Beast
The year of 2016 was a tough one for Brazil. Within a political and economic crisis expressed in worrying numbers – 1 impeachment, 51%...
South American future from Obama to Trump
Due to Donald Trump’s victory in the Presidential election this November North American foreign policy will experience radical changes. The new government creates hopes...
Brazil’s Locomotive Breath
The process of growth and modernization in Brazil has been always described as an example to be followed by other developing countries. Nevertheless, the...