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Go beyond the surface and dive into society, history and the key trends shaping the country today.

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Oct 25, 2026

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8 min read

🗳️ A coin-flip election

Here is what to watch tonight, and what each candidate would do with the country.

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Brazil Society

Oct 18, 2026

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12 min read

🤔 Is it still the economy, stupid?

Jobs, wages, and inflation all favor the incumbent. The answer to Brazil's riddle lies in what the statistics leave out.

Vinicius Oike Reginatto

Brazil Society

Oct 11, 2026

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7 min read

⛓️‍💥 United States of Brazil

Brazil's electorate is sorting itself along lines Americans would recognize.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Society

Oct 4, 2026

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8 min read

🗳️ Down to the wire

Brazil votes in the closest race in its democratic history. Three leading pollsters cannot agree on who is ahead. Turnout and a possible far-right surge will settle what they could not.

Gustavo Ribeiro

Brazil Society

Sep 27, 2026

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5 min read

🤖 The AI vote

Chatbots mostly get Brazil's election facts right but still cast doubt on its voting machines. The electoral court sees little reason to worry.

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Brazil Society

Sep 20, 2026

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6 min read

🔮 How to read a poll

Professors Dalson Figueiredo and Ernani Carvalho explain why polls show such different numbers on the same issues.

Dalson Figueiredo, +1

Brazil Society

Sep 13, 2026

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6 min read

🗳️ The gray vote

Voters aged 60 and over now account for nearly a quarter of Brazil's registered electorate. Polls also show they are more engaged than younger voters.

Clara Brum

Brazil Society

Aug 30, 2026

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6 min read

🏙️ Segregation's hidden bill

New research argues that the spatial distance between rich and poor neighborhoods does not merely mirror inequality. It quietly drains city halls of revenue, bureaucratic quality, and the consent that makes taxation work.

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Aug 23, 2026

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7 min read

📚 Grading on a curve

The country's flagship education index rose across the board in August. Look inside the arithmetic and the recovery starts to look thinner.

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Aug 16, 2026

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6 min read

🦆 What the duck, France?

Brazil didn't ban foie gras so much as it banned the way foie gras is made.

Martin Reich

Brazil Society

Aug 9, 2026

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7 min read

🥃 A spirit without the pride

The number of cachaça producers is at an all-time high, but declared output fell by 16%, and exports remain a rounding error in the global spirits market.

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Aug 2, 2026

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6 min read

⏪ Remembering the Paraguayan War

A stray line from Lula about the Paraguayan War led Asunción to summon the Brazilian ambassador. The history behind it is less flattering to both countries than either likes to admit.

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