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Brasilia 24/5: A View from the Ground
by Brian Mier. On the night of May 23, I joined a group of activists from the Central de Movimentos Populares (CMP) social movement …
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The General Strike and the Survival of the Latin American Left: An Interview with Luiz Gonzaga Gegê da Silva
Luiz Gonzaga Gegê da Silva is a historic figure on the Brazilian left. A member of the MR-8 resistance movement during the military dictatorship …
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5 Brazilian Public Policy Innovations The North Could Learn From
By Brian Mier. During my 22 years in Brazil I’ve gotten used to gringos moving down here who, before taking the time to understand …
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Urban Reformer: An interview with Erminia Maricato
Original version of article at COHA. Reproduced with permission. This interview was originally conducted in Portuguese, and translated by the author. Erminia Maricato is …
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“There is no negotiation whatsoever”: Union leader Douglas Izzo talks about labor rights in Post-Coup Brasil
Originally written for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs’ Brazil Unit This interview was originally made in Portuguese, and translated by the author. To download a …
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The Three Kings
On January 6, 2017, the traditional Folia dos Reis festival was declared historic cultural patrimony by the Minas Gerais state government. According to their …
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6 things Trump can learn from a Latin American “Populist”
Now that the disastrous election of Donald Trump has turned the United States into a land of chaos, anglophone journalists are comparing him to …
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Alcântara Spaceport: Race, Land Rights and National Sovereignty
One day in 1993 I met a group of Brazilian military officers in São Luis airport. We flew off the …
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The US & Brasil’s Coup of 2016
During a recent visit to Porto Alegre, Cuban professor and writer Raúl Antonio Capote Fernández talked about a 20 year recruitment process that culminated …
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Urban Policy & Public Participation in Brasil
Brasil has had some of the world’s most progressive city governments over the past 3 decades. For all the news on corruption spread by …
