A little-known fact is that Folha de S.Paulo publishes op-eds, from international commentators, that appear in no other major outlet. The following very interesting piece, from Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, appeared in the paper’s World section today. I’m including the original English-language text in its entirety. I(…)
Why has Brazil been getting richer?
If you are reading this blog, it is likely you’ve heard that Brazil has been doing quite well. Over the last decade, the country has powered forward, pulling tens of millions out of poverty, and has just now overtaken the United Kingdom to be the world’s sixth-largest economy. Why? Why is Brazil chugging along as(…)
Back to work for Carnival
Ideally, police are the solution to the problem, not the cause. But for the last week, most attention here in Brazil has been focused on police strikes that probably led to a number of deaths and at one point seemed to threaten the country’s extremely important Carnival celebrations. It now looks like things will more(…)
From Brazil – About this blog
“From Brazil” is an English-language blog on the site of Folha de S.Paulo, Brazil’s largest-circulation newspaper. That pretty much explains the forms that this experimental project will probably take. The goal is to highlight news, analysis, commentary, or any other items of interest to the world outside Brazil. It’s written by a foreigner, me, but(…)
