The International New York Times October 3, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Twelve years ago, I helped oust a congressman. At least temporarily. The story began on Sept. 7, 2002, Brazil’s Independence Day. On that holiday, my 68-year-old grandmother told me about her new computer training lessons. They were […]
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Grandma and Me vs. The Congressman
Posted: 2nd outubro 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: elections
Where are the Brazilian introverts?
Posted: 28th agosto 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: extraversion, introversion, Jeromy Kagan, Quiet, Susan Cain
The International New York Times August 28th, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — According to CNN, there are no introverts in Brazil. “It’s a vivacious culture that can bring you out of your shell, help you unwind and have the best time of your life,” reads an article about visiting […]
Brazil’s Unaffordable Homes
Posted: 30th julho 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: housing deficit, mandaqui, MTST, São Paulo
International New York Times July 30, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — I live in Mandaqui, a district six miles from downtown. The nearest subway station is roughly two miles away, or about 30 minutes by bus, since they’re slow and scarce. It’s not the best place to live if […]
Brazil vs. Brazil
Posted: 25th junho 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Brazil, FIFA World Cup, repression
The New York Times 27 de junho de 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In February, during a protest here against the World Cup, demonstrators were running away from rubber bullets and tear gas when they bumped into a group celebrating Carnival. The Carnival people took shelter inside a bar, […]
Brazil Is Tired of Being Scolded
Posted: 27th maio 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Brazil, FIFA, IOC, World Cup
The International New York Times May 27, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — By now, Brazil should probably have been grounded for life, without video games or dessert. Last month, a vice president of the International Olympic Committee, John Coates, said that Rio de Janeiro’s preparations for the 2016 Summer Olympics were the worst […]
Life as a Brazilian woman
Posted: 25th abril 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Brazil, feminism, misogynism, The Simpsons
The International New York Times April 24th, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Can a misogynistic country have a female president? Brazil proves that the answer is yes. More than three years into the administration of President Dilma Rousseff, not much has changed for Brazilian women. Feminism is still often […]
Beware the cold-blooded American
Posted: 24th março 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Moisés, orelhas vermelhas, Tartarugas, Trachemys, Trachemys dorbignyi, Trachemys scripta elegans
The New York Times March 22th, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — AMERICANS are predatory. They invade other countries, prey on native populations and exploit their resources. They are typically voracious, opportunistic and highly adaptive. It is said they are filthy; they can tolerate living in polluted areas and can […]
Pity Brazil’s Military Police
Posted: 19th fevereiro 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensInternational New York Times February 20th, 2014 Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In Brazil, police officers kill an average of five people every day. In 2012, according to a security report from the Brazilian Forum on Public Security, 1,890 Brazilians were killed by the police, 351 here in São Paulo. That […]
The New York Times January 16th, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — LAST Saturday, security officers stopped two tall young black men at the entrance of JK Iguatemi, a luxury shopping mall in São Paulo. The young men were wearing flashy tennis shoes and brand-new soccer jerseys. “What are you […]
Brazil’s most pathetic profession
Posted: 17th dezembro 2013 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensInternational New York Times December 16th, 2013 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — First came “Granta 121: The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists,” a 2012 edition of the British literary magazine. Then Brazil was the guest of honor at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, held in October and attended by some […]
