Elections 2014: Today Brazilians Decide On Their Future
Today, Sunday 26 Oct. 2014, Brazil is going to the polls for the final and conclusive round in the presidential elections. After an election campaign of 111 days, marked by […]
Tag Archives: Dilma Rousseff
A Shock In The Presidential Elections
The presidential election campaign, which is running its course at this moment between Dilma Rousseff (actual President of Brazil), the centre-right candidate Aécio Neves (PSDB) and Eduardo Campos from the […]
World Cup 2014 – Welcome To Brazil
What ever happened the last weeks, months and years, the World Cup 2014 will start in Brazil today. Whether the stadiums are ready, the urban projects cancelled, the (foreign) football […]
World Cup 2014 – The Giant Wakes Up
In July 2010, former President Lula said during the World Cup in South Africa, that it was “inappropriate for someone to worry about anything in regard to the 2014 World […]
World Cup 2014 – Where Is The Festive Mood?
In the 20 years I live in Brazil, with every World Cup I always have seen the country transformed into yellow, green and blue. Now, this year, the year in […]
World Cup 2014 – Go Away!
Don’t think that the street protests contra the World Cup Football 2014, organised by Black Bloc and supported by a wide range of social movements, is a minority affair. It […]
Land of Opportunity and Economic Responsibility
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Dilma Rousseff sold Brazil as the land of opportunity and economic responsibility. She continued to say that Brazil’s success is associated with […]
2013 In Retrospect: The Year in which Brazil Went to the Street
The protesting mob messed with the parliament, the presidency, while the actions echoed in the international press. The end of the year 2013 was marked by flooding streets after heavy […]
Some Extra Money for the Less Fortunate
We ended last year with some frolicking around with the candidates of the Miss Bumbum contest. It is time to get a bit more serious. One of the first announcements […]
Obama in Brazil – The Trip and its Importance for Brazil
US president, Barack Obama, was scheduled to deliver a speech on Sunday in Cinelândia, in downtown Rio. The plan discussed with the Brazilian federal, state and municipal authorities, was that […]
Brazil In Hot Pants 