Lula’s conviction proves Brazil is strong enough to reform itself
As a former president goes down for nine-and-a-half years, Brazil's judicial structures are weathering the political crisis well.
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Global Series: Talking sex, changing cultures
By speaking their truths in societies that would rather not know, queer painters, female rappers and other outsider artists are pushing the bounds of gender and sexuality in the developing world.
Understanding Zika’s silent presence in Africa is key to tackling the next epidemic
The 2015 Zika outbreak in South America brought the virus to global attention. But tracing the history of the virus in West Africa can give clues to tackling future outbreaks.
Brazil’s president faces criminal charges and 2% approval rating – but here’s how he clings on
One of the world's most spectacularly unpopular president might yet make it through.
How to fix Latin America’s homicide problem
Latin America's murder rate is the highest in the world, accounting for one in every four homicides on the planet.
The threat to South Africa’s democracy runs deeper than state capture
South Africa's democracy is in trouble. But the challenge is less about who should control state institutions, and more about how they can be refashioned to deliver to the poor.
American slavery: Separating fact from myth
On Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the ending of slavery in the US, a historian dispels myths about the 'peculiar institution' of slavery.
At what cost gentrification? São Paulo expels drug users and razes buildings to ‘revitalise Crackland’
Luz, a once-elegant 19th-century neighbourhood in downtown São Paulo, is prime real estate. But redevelopment means clearing out a homeless encampment known as "Crackland".
Brazil’s biggest problem isn’t corruption — it’s murder
Some 60,000 Brazilians are killed each year, accounting for 10% of all homicides worldwide. As terrorised voters look to authoritarian leaders to impose order, Brazil's democracy hangs in the balance.
Sculptures, slides and slavery: a new way of telling Lusophone African stories
A new art exhibition in Johannesburg mines the rich intersections between Mozambique, South Africa and Portugal.
Brazil’s crisis is a ‘graduation dilemma’, and there’s no easy way out
Domestically, Brazil is a mess. Now, its foreign policy is in crisis, too, landing a staggering one-two punch to this one-time rising star.
Brazil plunges once more into political crisis, jeopardizing economic recovery
Brazil's president, who came to power after his ex-boss was impeached, now finds himself embroiled in corruption charges, which threaten to derail the economic recovery he has championed.
Q&A: Brazil’s latest presidential corruption scandal
Having seen off his predecessor in a spectacular impeachment saga, Michel Temer may be forced out of office for misconduct of his own.
Brazil’s tide against corruption swells
Brazil's political crisis is spiraling to a new level amid the release of recordings that allegedly caught the president authorizing a bribe. Fixing this mess will take more than a personnel change.
Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola’s ‘suitcase trade’ spot trends and pedal dreams
Brazilian soap operas are wildly popular in Portuguese-speaking Angola, influencing women's fashion and creating a business opportunity for thousands of Angolan female entrepreneurs.
After the Olympics: stories from Rio’s sex workers
Rio's sex workers were hoping the 2016 games would also boost their trade – but they were wrong.
Sex, drugs and feminism: for Brazil’s female funk singers, the personal is political
By singing frankly about sex and life on the streets, the pioneering women of Rio de Janeiro's funk scene are redefining what feminism sounds like.
BRICS bank is offering more of the same rather than breaking the mould
The BRICS New Development Bank has promised to change the world of multilateral development funding but has so far failed to live up to expectations.
Yes, climate change matters: international scientists appeal to Trump on his first 100 days
Scientists from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe take on the White House with facts from the ground they stand on.
‘Anumeric’ people: What happens when a language has no words for numbers?
From the Amazon to Nicaragua, there are humans who never learn numbers. What can these anumeric cultures teach us about ourselves?
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Director, King's Brazil Institute, King's College London
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Professor of Sports Enterprise, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool
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ARC Future Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Professor in Organisation & Sustainability, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in International Relations, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Education; Researcher, the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of International Relations, Universidade Federal Fluminense
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Associate Head of School, Coventry University
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Political Science, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer, Economics, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Victoria University
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Postgraduate Associate at the Institute of Latin American Studies, La Trobe University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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