A mostly pointless post in which I quickly and subjectively compare the two countries, and share some (slightly) juicy, but meaningless, gossip about glamorous Argentine President Cristina Kirchner. I just got back from Buenos Aires, and it has occurred to me to do a very quick post on the (very significant) differences between the two(…)
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Corinthians vs. Boca for the South American championship
By Dom Phillips Anyone with a feel for Brazilian soccer should tune into Wednesday night’s final: Argentina’s Boca Juniors against São Paulo’s Corinthians. This heavyweight title fight is the first leg in a two-game final to decide the Libertadores South America-wide club competition – the continent’s equivalent of Europe’s Champions League. All eyes in Brazil(…)
Paraguay impeachment poses tough questions for Latin America
Periodically, we have an international incident which forces the question of whether or not there really is a community of Latin American nations, and if so, what it can accomplish. The “lightning impeachment”, which removed Fernando Lugo from the presidency of Paraguay on Friday, is shaping up to be exactly that kind of defining moment.(…)
Another embarrassment for US workers in Latin America
Well, this surely won’t help improve the reputation of US workers in Latin America. Even as the sex scandal surrounding Secret Service agents in Colombia continues to unfold, we have a new incident, involving a Brazilian woman, that the US may have to defend itself against. Former prostitute Romilda Aparecida Ferreira (pictured) has said she(…)
Brazil investment advice – agriculture
If you have a long-term interest in Brazil, where is a good place to put your money? That is, you are looking past currency risks and short-term volatility and want a good, safe investment? Over lunch recently, a high-ranking executive gave me a strikingly obvious bit of off-the-record advice: “There might be a day when(…)
How many more lives will the US-led “war on drugs” take?
Denis Russo Burgierman wrote a very interesting piece in today’s Folha de S.Paulo. I’m reproducing it below in full. These words are not mine – I’m just the translator. VB Heads of state from all the countries in the Americas will spend the weekend in the beautiful city of Cartagena das Índias, on the Colombian(…)
The death of Brazilian industry – three theories
President Dilma’s meeting with Barack Obama today may have been largely symbolic, perhaps even a wasted opportunity. But she did manage to lodge Brazil’s major complaint with the US at the moment: that Washington has been devaluing the dollar, making Brazilian products too expensive to export. Of course on an economic level, this will get(…)
Brazil tourism: forget the gringos
How has tourism been doing in Brazil? Just fine, much like the rest of the economy. But that’s not because of foreigners coming to visit the beautiful country. We haven’t really been able to afford that recently. It’s the locals. The numbers of Brazilians travelling around their own country has shot up in the last(…)
Brazil lashes out at US, Europe. They quickly apologize
In the past few days the Brazilian government has harshly criticized both the United States and the European Union, for two entirely different reasons. And in both cases, the governments have accepted the attacks quite diplomatically, even suggesting they may not disagree. Dilma’s government is willing to stand up to the big powers, it seems,(…)
No Brazilian warplanes for the US Air Force
The US Air Force has abruptly cancelled an order for 20 attack aircraft from Brazilian company Embraer, saying it was not satisfied with the documentation on the contract. What remains to be seen is if this is just a setback for Embraer, or for military relations more broadly between the two countries. Dilma will visit(…)
