Gary Duffy

Gary Duffy is executive editor for the BBC’s Brazilian service, BBC Brasil, in São Paulo. The views expressed are his own.

Brazil: a country of jangled nerves

As the World Cup opens, few Brazilians are heading for the beach to samba: behind the stereotype is a country which has accumulated a perfect storm of social and economic insecurities.

By Gary Duffy

/ 11 Jun 2014