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Guide to BrazilGo beyond the surface and dive into Brazilian culture, news and societal trends.

🇨🇺 Caribbean wave
Guide to Brazil

🇨🇺 Caribbean wave

With the US closing its doors, Brazil renews its appeal for Cubans — this time drawing a different profile of migrants.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Mar 15, 2026
👩‍🔬 Polylaminin in the limelight
Guide to Brazil

👩‍🔬 Polylaminin in the limelight

Amid hope and controversy, an innovative biomedical study reveals Brazil’s challenges in turning science into a product.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Mar 8, 2026
✝️ A Christian struggle
Guide to Brazil

✝️ A Christian struggle

Religious voters have become increasingly decisive in Brazilian politics — as well as a chronic challenge for the left.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Mar 1, 2026
🎉 What makes a Carnival champion
Guide to Brazil

🎉 What makes a Carnival champion

As a monumental spectacle decided by tenths of a point, Brazil’s samba school parades involve far more tension and detail than one might imagine

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Feb 22, 2026
🎊 Lula’s risky parade
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🎊 Lula’s risky parade

A samba school’s adoring tribute to Brazil’s president has the political class watching — and conservatives fuming.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Feb 14, 2026
👮 Kids or cadets?
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👮 Kids or cadets?

Across Brazil, the militarization of schools generates electoral dividends, but leaves educators deeply concerned about the citizens and workforce being shaped.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Feb 8, 2026
👑 Brazil’s political dynasties
Guide to Brazil

👑 Brazil’s political dynasties

Brazilian politics has always been a family business. But the Bolsonaros have taken that to another level.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Feb 1, 2026
🤖 Chatbots and the ballot box
Guide to Brazil

🤖 Chatbots and the ballot box

Brazilian experts have been worried about the effects of AI on voters for some time now. In 2026, their fears could materialize.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Jan 25, 2026
🗳️ Mind the gap
Guide to Brazil

🗳️ Mind the gap

The voter divide between men and women has also reached Brazil, with potential impacts on October's election. Analysts discuss what is driving this process.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Jan 18, 2026
🫵 Big Stick energy
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🫵 Big Stick energy

Trump’s so-called “Don-roe Doctrine” is not just a repetition of the past, with Venezuela marking the arrival of US big-stick diplomacy in South America.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Jan 11, 2026
🗺️ Why Brazil has never broken apart
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🗺️ Why Brazil has never broken apart

When Spanish America became independent, it fractured into many countries, while Portuguese America held together as one. We explain why.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Jan 4, 2026
🩴 Havaianas’ fashion footprint
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🩴 Havaianas’ fashion footprint

Brazil’s iconic rubber flip-flops were the world’s most coveted fashion item in 2025 — yet much of the country’s fashion culture remains to be revealed.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Dec 28, 2025
🇪🇺 Failure loop
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🇪🇺 Failure loop

Thursday’s last-minute Italian reversal resulted in yet another delay to the trade deal between the two blocs, with January cited as the new deadline.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Dec 21, 2025
🎥 Oscar odds on
Guide to Brazil

🎥 Oscar odds on

Acclaimed by critics, the Brazilian period thriller ‘The Secret Agent’ shows that where the rule of law collapses, authoritarianism seeps into social relationships at every level.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Dec 14, 2025
⚖️ Brazil's ‘judiciarism’
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⚖️ Brazil's ‘judiciarism’

Under the 1988 Constitution, the Supreme Court has the final say on whether a law is constitutional — but even this model’s defenders have spent a century debating its boundaries.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Dec 7, 2025
👉 Brazil’s Bolsonaro-based right
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👉 Brazil’s Bolsonaro-based right

Ashamed after the military dictatorship, Brazil’s self-proclaimed right wing came out into the open just over a decade ago. Now, its most popular leader is behind bars.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Nov 30, 2025
🪶 One indigenous chorus
Guide to Brazil

🪶 One indigenous chorus

The indigenous coordination seen at the COP30 is the result of a process that began in the 1970s — always driven by traditional communities’ fight for land rights.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Nov 23, 2025
♻️ Coming full circle?
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♻️ Coming full circle?

In 1992, Brazil hosted the United Nations conference that set the foundation for today’s entire global climate agenda. Now, COP30 aims to implement what has been agreed upon since then.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Nov 16, 2025
🛂 Brazil’s border issues
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🛂 Brazil’s border issues

The Brazilian government is seeking a stronger role for civilian agencies along the country’s vast border strip.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Nov 9, 2025
🌴 Crime takes root in the rainforest
Guide to Brazil

🌴 Crime takes root in the rainforest

The Amazon is no longer just a transit area for organized crime. Gangs have embedded themselves in the region’s social fabric, exerting tight control over local communities.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Nov 2, 2025
💬 Indigenous language paradox
Guide to Brazil

💬 Indigenous language paradox

The Brazilian census found that the country has more indigenous languages than previously thought. But they are less frequently used in daily life.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 26, 2025
🗺️ Paradise under stress
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🗺️ Paradise under stress

Brazil has aimed to grow its tourism figures. As visitor numbers soar, questions about the quality of this tourism boom are growing louder.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Oct 19, 2025
🇵🇹 Portuguese borders bite back
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🇵🇹 Portuguese borders bite back

Many Brazilians embraced Portugal’s anti-immigration agenda. Now, they may face stricter border controls.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Oct 12, 2025
🚌 Transit without tickets
Guide to Brazil

🚌 Transit without tickets

The fight against inequality has gained momentum in Brazilian politics. The federal government is now studying the feasibility of fare-free public transportation.

Gustavo Ribeiro
Gustavo Ribeiro
Oct 5, 2025
🍄 Murky magic mushrooms laws
Guide to Brazil

🍄 Murky magic mushrooms laws

The mushroom trade has thrived in Brazil amid a regulatory vacuum. But as the global boom unfolds, the justice system is signaling a step back.

Isabela Cruz
Isabela Cruz
Sep 28, 2025
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