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The Hermeneutics of Brazil’s Impeachment
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Dilma Rousseff speaks in the plenary of the Brazilian Senate before it votes on whether or not to impeach her, August 29, 2016. Photo Credits: Geraldo Magela/Agência Senado, CC BY 2.0, accessed via Wikimedia Commons. On Monday, May 23, 2016, Brazilians...
What do blacks have to do with the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff?
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“Representatives of the black movement manifest solidarity with Lula” Note from BW of Brazil: As the ongoing procedures pushing for the impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff continue, many questions have arisen as to how the Afro-Brazilian...
Protesters pack streets across Brazil to demand Rousseff’s exit
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March 13, 2016 By Daniel Flynn and Alonso Soto SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians poured onto the streets of major cities on Sunday to protest against President Dilma Rousseff, deepening a political crisis that threatens...
Brazil’s Crisis and the New Right
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“I learned not to underestimate Brazil’s ability to sabotage itself” proclaims Brazilian historian José Murilo de Carvalho (El País, April 16, 2016). He argues that Brazilians are living under “the politics of hate that began in the 1950s with the National...
Brazil's Rousseff scrambles for votes to avert impeachment
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff held last-minute negotiations with wavering lawmakers on Saturday in an effort to secure crucial support the day before an impeachment vote that could lead to her removal from office. A woman takes pictures of messages...

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Rio's Favelas, Over A Decade After City of God - Rio Gringa

In 2002, a Brazilian movie called City of God was released. It was filmed in Rio's favelas with favela residents as actors. It became an international phenomenon, and was nominated for four Oscars. An...
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Brazil's Health Care by the Numbers - Rio Gringa

Though Brazilians don't always take their grievances to the streets, making last year's demonstrations a surprise, they are known to be vocal about identifying the country's problems. Health is a case...