This article was prompted by a personal experience during my trip to Rio de Janeiro in early May. When a series of vendors on the beach asked me to help their families living in the favelas by buying their products, … Continue reading
Tag: Brazil
Bus Rapid Transit: How One City’s Innovation Sparked Sustainable Transportation Across the Globe
In 2023, the Brazilian city of Curitiba was named the “Smart City of the Year” at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona; however, it did not always have such a strong reputation. From 1940 to 1960, … Continue reading
Life and Death in the Favelas: What Brazil’s Latest Police Raids Reveal
A closer look at the October 2025 favela raids reveals how state violence, inequality, and politics continue to shape daily life in Brazil’s poorest communities.
In the early hours of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, police helicopters circled over Complexo … Continue reading
Democracy in Action: What We Can Learn from Brazil’s Bolsonaro Trial
Amidst a changing tariff landscape and turbulent global conflicts, Brazil’s recent acts of judicial accountability sharply contrast the global trend of increased democratic backsliding. In spite of domestic divisions and retaliation from the Trump administration, Brazil is succeeding where a … Continue reading
The 2024 BRICS Summit: Shaping Global Alliances and Defying Western Narratives
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is a term first coined by economist Jim O’Neill in 2001 and later adopted into the lingua franca of economists and recognized by the included countries themselves. The organization is comprised of … Continue reading
Socialism of the 21st Century: The Resurgence of the Pink Tide in Latin America
At the turn of the century, a political phenomenon known as the Pink Tide occurred in numerous countries across Latin America. It signified a shift from the previously dominant neoliberal and Washington-oriented parties towards a more left-wing form of leadership. … Continue reading
Shielding Badges: The Genocide of Black Children and Youth in Brazil
The preventable death of a particular group of children and the silence of society and the state's political institutions is infuriating.
Bolsonaro’s Uncertain Future: COVID-19 and Brazil’s 2022 Election
Donald Trump’s embarrassing fall from power in November 2020 carries a bleak omen for other crass right-wing leaders like Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro’s campaign tactics from 2018 will not work again, with his anti-establishment rhetoric not carrying the same appeal since his policies have resulted in countless deaths.
Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Health Crisis
Brazil has two of the largest vaccine production factories in Latin America, and is known worldwide for its strong immunization programs. They have, however, been struggling to coordinate a federal immunization campaign.
Interview with Kate Grantham
The Catalyst team met with Kate Grantham to discuss her paper “Industrial Animal Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental and Ethical Disaster” to be featured in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.