Brazil's mid-year approaches with the country's poor northeast region being punished by torrential rains whose effects have caused the deaths of at least forty-five people and
The test of a democracy's health is what happens at levels beneath that of presidents, overseas observers and international media. That at least is one possible conclusion to
Brazilian people's feelings about the Olympicgames in Beijing are as diverse as the nation itself - so much so that it wouldbe ambitious (even impossible) even totry to
"Our food is Goan. It is not Indian, nor Portuguese. It is Goan. We are not Portuguese. We are Indian for sure, but we are also Goan."
The
Capitão Nascimento arrives home in a nervous mood. His first child is due any day. But that is not the only thing on his mind. He worries about the favelas
A major survey of Brazil by the Economist has made the country once more the centrepiece of a great national and international debate (see "Land of promise", 12
Sunday 29 October, 22.55 in Brasília: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected president of Brazil. Lula has defeated Geraldo Alckmin with 58.2 million votes (60.82%), against
The first day of October 2006 will remain in Brazil's political memory for a long time. What had seemed impossible - that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva could
On Sunday 1 October 2006, more than 120 million Brazilians will head to an electronic ballot box, push some buttons and decide the fate of the country for at least
A month before the presidential and legislative elections of October 2006, politics in Brazil is in a bad way. The prevailing atmosphere of cynicism and mistrust is symbolised in recent
The first big soccer event in Brazil after the disappointing performance of the national team in the world cup in Germany was the two-leg final (17 and 26 July) of
At the moment this article is being written, the city of São Paulo is waking up to a fifth day of extreme social tension. During these last four days, people
