Monthly Archives: May 2014

The sixties are coming to Brazil

This is off-topic, but readers may be curious to read a translation of today’s essay by your blogger in the online version of Época magazine, in Ruth de Aquino’s blog. The original is here, with a great photo by Margaret … Continue reading

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Tested today, Rio police readying for expected “fragmented protests” against World Cup

So far, peace in Rio Though violence erupted today in Recife and São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro was peaceful, as teachers and other protesters, estimated at up to two thousand people, marched and protested here. A Rio public safety secretariat … Continue reading

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Repensando as drogas, repensando a sociedade

  Após mais de uma década de inclusão social e econômica, o Brasil talvez esteja diante de dois cenários. Ou o pêndulo muda de sentido, agora limitando cada vez mais a mobilidade social, congelando o status quo; ou iremos expandir e … Continue reading

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Strikes in Rio: anything goes

Distrust reigns in run-up to Brazil’s World Cup, showcase for protests Perhaps the only group of workers who are sure not to strike here in the coming days are Rio’s trash collectors. During this past Carnival, with torrential rain in the offing, they … Continue reading

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Só saberemos ao certo daqui a dois anos

O Rio está pronto para as Olimpíadas? For We’ll only know for sure in two years, click here Durante a semana passada, faltando apenas seis semanas para o primeiro jogo da Copa do Mundo, que acontecerá em São Paulo (o … Continue reading

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We’ll only know for sure in two years

Is Rio ready for the Olympics? This past week saw much backing and forthing about the city’s Olympic preparedness, just six weeks away from the first World Cup game, to be played in São Paulo (Rio’s first game, Argentina vs Bosnia and Herzegovina … Continue reading

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