The New York TimesMay 2, 2023 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Under Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil was an international pariah. Not my words, but those of the former foreign minister: Apparently it was “good to be an outcast.” I do not miss these people. When Luiz Inácio Lula da […]
Posts Tagged ‘Brazil’
My Country Is Reaching Out to People the West Can’t Stand
Posted: 3rd maio 2023 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Brazil, China, diplomacy, dollar, foreign minister, Lula, pragmatism, Russia
Brazil at the Crossroads
Posted: 18th março 2023 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York Review of BooksTags: Amazon rainforest, Brazil, Consuelo Dieguez, democracy, elections, Fábio Victor, fake news, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, military, military dictatorship, Oliver Stuenkel, redemocratization, right-wing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, The Chaos Machine
Lula’s election comes as a relief to many Brazilians, but in this historically violent and unequal country, a void in the democratic field endures. New York Review of BooksFebruary 23, 2023 issue by Vanessa Barbara A truism for our times: a story doesn’t need to be factual to go viral. In June 2020, not long […]
A Feminist Performance Goes Global
Posted: 30th janeiro 2020 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: abortion, Brazil, Chile, feminism, Global Gender Gap Report, Latin America, patriarchy, political power, Rita Segato, sexual abuse, Turkey, Un violador en tu camino
Women in Chile, Brazil, Argentina and elsewhere know: Stopping violence against women starts with politics and power. The New York TimesJan. 29, 2020 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — During the jury selection process for Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial this month, dozens of women gathered outside a Manhattan courthouse to perform […]
In Brazil, a New Nostalgia for Military Dictatorship
Posted: 2nd maio 2016 by Vanessa Barbara in New York TimesTags: Brazil, Brilhante Ustra, censorship, Jair Bolsonaro, military dictatorship, military rule, repression, torture
The New York Times May 1st, 2016 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — “They lost in 1964, and now they have lost in 2016,” Jair Bolsonaro, a conservative congressman, said during the April 17 session when the lower house voted to move ahead with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. With these words […]
Banging Pots and Beating Dogs in a Polarized Brazil
Posted: 27th março 2016 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: anacoluto, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, political crisis
The New York Times March 26, 2016 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — If you’re in Brazil these days, you shouldn’t wear red. Or grow a beard. In the current political climate, you’ll risk being tagged as a Communist and a supporter of the leftist Workers Party. You could be bullied […]
Brazil, the outlaw’s paradise
Posted: 10th fevereiro 2015 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Brazil, Hollywood, outlaws, Rio de Janeiro
The International New York Times Feb. 5, 2015 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — A long-established piece of wisdom in Hollywood says that if you have robbed a bank or sold war secrets to the enemy, or even if you’ve just embezzled some company funds, then you should pack your stuff […]
Hamburger Face for Congress
Posted: 31st outubro 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Aécio Neves, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, elections, Hamburger Face
The International New York Times Oct 31, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer São Paulo, Brazil — It was a typical election in Brazil. Jesus and Osama bin Laden were running for Congress, as well as Barack Obama, Bob Marley, Santa Claus and Battman (with two Ts). The self-styled “Hamburger Face” unfortunately wasn’t elected, […]
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, […]
Champions of the worst
Posted: 23rd junho 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in ReportagensTags: Brazil, World Cup
Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden) June 11, 2014 Text in Swedish: http://www.svd.se/kultur/brasilien-redan-varldsmastare_3649296.svd Translation: Clemens Poellinger by Vanessa Barbara Seven years ago, right after Brazil was chosen as host for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Minister of Sport Orlando Silva promised that “not a single cent of public funds” would be spent building or reforming stadiums. “All money […]
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 […]
