Colombia is not “The Next Brazil”
Watching political and investment advisors call countries “The Next Brazil” is like watching Tyra Banks hound women for their flaws on “America’s Next Top Model”. The analysis is superficial, it’s […]
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Ordem e Progresso: Brazil’s Quiet Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage
A caneta é mais forte que a espada, after all. In a spectacularly Brazilian way (a mixture of avoiding conflict, speaking through legalese, and using a relatively non-transparent process) the […]
For investing, Brazil still rules the school
Sometimes I get the chance in my job to respond to journalists requesting the data we produce every year. I don’t often get credited for my responses in the press- […]
Is Brazil losing its saudade?
Tristeza não tem fim, felicidade sim. (Sadness never ends. Happiness does) -Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, “A Felicidade” The early visit of Carnaval this week made me pause and […]
Is Facebook doing for Brazil what Broadcast Television did for the US?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting this week that Brazilians are gaga for social media. Loretta Chao writes: People in Brazil are spending increasing amounts of time connected to social-media […]
X-ing out Eike: Brazil’s flashiest billionaire falls out of fashion
Eike Batista, the Brazilian tycoon that tied his fortunes to the country’s commodities apogee in the past several years, is coming down from the mountaintop. The flashy billionaire, who ends […]
Brazil’s gone to the dogs
Brazil has birthed a number of original things: the açaí berry, Xuxa, bossa nova, possibly the airplane, and now a love hotel for canine companions.
