Mindelo – transforming gray into technicolor
Mindelo – Cabo Verde’s second city and a crossroads of British, Portuguese, French and Creole culture – lies on the … Continue reading Mindelo – transforming gray into technicolor
Category: General Interest
Cape Verde and Africa: Distant Neighbors
Fidel, who bore more than a slight resemblance to Tom Jones, was fiercely proud of his native islands. Given the … Continue reading Cape Verde and Africa: Distant Neighbors
Cabo Verde: First Stop in the New World
What if I told you there was a place that played a central role in the journeys of Vasco da … Continue reading Cabo Verde: First Stop in the New World
I am not a nomad
I’m sort of sad to see our amazing world — now ever more accessible through air travel, online connectivity, and new ways of working — reduced to clickbait through the eyes of “nomads”. Continue reading I am not a nomad
Don’t Blame Columbus, Blame Spain
Today is the day of Christopher Columbus, the man who simultaneously manages to be vilified by Latinos, championed by Italian-Americans, … Continue reading Don’t Blame Columbus, Blame Spain
Latin America’s Trump Card
One of the most important meetings in Latin America’s economic and political calendar is happening later this week. It’s not happening in Latin America, and no Latin American leaders will be in the room. I’d bet money that nobody will even say the word “Latin”. Continue reading Latin America’s Trump Card
Brazil’s gold medal in insecurity
in a cheap attempt to turn this into a local “victory”, Brazil succeeded in glossing over serious issues around justice and the rule of law that made Ryan Lochte’s story so believable in the first place. Continue reading Brazil’s gold medal in insecurity
