5 Ways to Call Your Love in Portuguese
In 2014 I fell in love with someone not from my country. He was different from me and I hardly spoke his native language. On the outside we are just…
Caravans | Phantom Ant Syndrome, Afro-Brazilians and Migrants
Society is a dab hand at molding new meanings for words. Once upon a time: hussy was a housewife; bachelor a young knight; and flirt was to give someone a…
Brazil’s Prison Pandemic
The ethical parallels between Brazil’s prison pandemic and the US’s. On 31 January 2019 the New York Times published an article that highlighted the case of a US public lawyer who…
Redistribution of Wealth in Brazil
A Peaceful Path to Redistribution of Wealth As brows worldwide furry with concern at Brazil’s new political leadership, Brazilian voters and electors alike are brandishing a badge of self-righteousness. Cue,…
Fleeing Through the Amazon: Venezuelan Refugees in Boa Vista, Brazil
Boa Vista, a city forgotten in the corner of Brazil. Engulfed by the Amazon and with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees year round. But this Amazonian city has become a…
Refugee Crisis Series: Why Developing Countries are Key
The Emergence of Hostile Environments for Refugees We are in an era of “every man for himself.” Defend your property with savage prowess and get scrappy to win success….