Carolina FreireEveryone Thinks the Favelas of Brazil Are a Dangerous Place. Here’s Why I Can’t Wait to Get Backmatadornetwork.com - James GetgoodBruno took another sip of beer as we watched the sun set over Rio from the summit of Two Brothers Hill. “I used to be happy we had this view to …
Carolina FreireBrazil: President Rousseff Braces for Impeachment BattleNBC News - By Associated PressRousseff prepares for a long battle with a deeply fragmented Congress after impeachment proceedings were introduced against her in the lower house. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff prepares for a long and bitter battle with a deeply fragmented Congress after impeachment proceedings were introduced …
Carolina FreireIn Brazil, A Once-High-Flying Economy Takes A Tumbleverified_publisherNPR - Lulu Garcia-NavarroIt was a terrible Christmas season for stores in Brazil. For the first time in more than a decade — since 2003 — sales went down. Roberta Pimenta owns a small shop selling children's clothes at the Butanta mall in Sao Paulo, which is aimed squarely at the middle-class shoppers who live in the …
