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Explaining Brazil
The Brazilian Report
Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 361
News from Brazil, by The Brazilian Report — an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insider’s view of current affairs in Brazil.
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Brazil’s hidden racism: the truth behind the numbers
mercredi 4 septembre 2024 • Duration 30:57
In our book club, economist Alysson Portella discusses the figures that unravel the structures of racial inequality in the country and points out ways to overcome it.
Cutting the Central Bank's cord?
mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 43:43
Brazil's Central Bank has enjoyed political autonomy since 2021, and Congress is analyzing a bill to make it financially independent, too. But this freedom has not come without controversy
Global ambitions, domestic neglect?
mercredi 19 juin 2024 • Duration 16:07
Since returning to the Brazilian presidency, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has shown something of a preference for foreign policy, potentially to the detriment of domestic politics. He's traveled the world, appearing at almost every international summit that will have him, with the articulated goal of "repositioning" Brazil on the world stage. Read show notes
What if Bolsonaro really tries to stage a coup?
mercredi 21 septembre 2022 • Duration 38:36
President Bolsonaro has hinted that he could try to stage a coup if he loses the upcoming election. If he really pulls that trigger, then what? Read show notes. —
The broad front gets broader
mercredi 14 septembre 2022 • Duration 20:57
Former Environment Minister Marina Silva, who until recently was highly critical of Lula and his Workers' Party, has just endorsed the former president. For her, democrats' main goal should be unseating Jair Bolsonaro. Read show notes. —
LIVE: Bolsonaro pushes Brazilian democracy to its limits
mercredi 7 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:02:24
Just a month shy of the elections, pro-Bolsonaro protesters will hit the streets on Independence Day to show their support for the current president. But could this September 7 impact the results at the ballot box? In a special live taking place in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, our very own Gustavo Ribeiro and Euan Marshall will discuss the demos and their significance with Beatriz Rey, SNF Agora fellow and columnist at The Brazilian Report. Special live appearances by Cedê Silva, in Brasília, and Constance Malleret, from Rio de Janeiro.
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1822, Ep. 4: Pomp under circumstance
mardi 6 septembre 2022 • Duration 20:14
SPECIAL SERIES: In this fourth and final episode, we shed light on the multiple "Independence Days" across Brazil, each with its own significance. Read show notes. —
1822, Ep. 3: The pacifist myth
lundi 5 septembre 2022 • Duration 15:05
SPECIAL SERIES: In the third episode of our series, we look at Brazil's wars of independence, showing that constituting this new country was not as bloodless as many believe. Read show notes. —
1822, Ep. 2: Independence or Death
dimanche 4 septembre 2022 • Duration 17:54
SPECIAL SERIES: In this second episode, we look at the real story of what happened on September 7 — not the one taught in school textbooks. Read show notes. —
1822, Ep. 1: And Brazil was no longer a colony
samedi 3 septembre 2022 • Duration 15:25
SPECIAL SERIES: In this special mini-series, we walk you through the eccentricities and myths of this period, its legacies in the country 200 years later, and how Brazil became Brazil. Read show notes. —
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