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A weekly Society and Culture podcast featuring Gustavo Ribeiro

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A weekly Society and Culture podcast featuring Gustavo Ribeiro
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Dec 7th, 2020
Brazil’s “Big Center” were the big winners of this year’s municipal elections, despite being regularly demonized by the population. We explain who they are and how they work.

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Nov 30th, 2020
Just as Brazilians were starting to get used to their so-called new normal, a second wave appears to be on the horizon.

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SocietyCulture
Nov 24th, 2020
After weeks of gloating about its fast and efficient vote count  system, Brazil’s election authorities were hacked during Sunday’s vote, raising cybersecurity fears.

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SocietyCulture
Nov 16th, 2020
The U.S. election process took days to confirm a winner. Were it to have taken place in Brazil, the entire vote count would have been wrapped up within a couple of hours.

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SocietyCulture
Nov 10th, 2020
Brazil’s Central Bank has launched PIX, its new instant payment system. We analyze what changes this brings to the country’s financial landscape.

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SocietyCulture
Nov 3rd, 2020
Chile will be the neoliberalism tomb?

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SocietyCulture
Oct 26th, 2020
Jair Bolsonaro and São Paulo Governor João Doria are using the race for a vaccine as a sparring match before the 2022 election.

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SocietyCulture
Oct 20th, 2020
Almost two years since his election, President Jair Bolsonaro has cozied up to the establishment politicians he campaigned against — and his core supporters are incensed.

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SocietyCulture
Oct 13th, 2020
Municipal elections have a significant impact on national politics. And what happens in November 2020 will ripple over until 2022.

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SocietyCulture
Oct 5th, 2020
Some Latin American countries have been called out for not enacting social distancing rules during the pandemic. Others, for using them to repress specific populations.

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SocietyCulture
Sep 29th, 2020
Oh, you're a loaded gun!

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SocietyCulture
Sep 21st, 2020
At a crossroads!

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SocietyCulture
Sep 15th, 2020
Every single living former governor of Rio has been jailed at some point, and the incumbent governor looks set to face the same destiny.

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SocietyCulture
Sep 8th, 2020
Brazil’s second-quarter GDP results have been released and it’s official: the country is back in recession. We analyze how Brazil can recover.

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SocietyCulture
Sep 1st, 2020
Latin America had its first confirmed Covid-19 case on February 26. Six months later, the region is the world’s coronavirus epicenter. How have things gotten so out of control?

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SocietyCulture
Aug 25th, 2020
Álvaro Uribe is arguably the most powerful politician in Colombia, but he has been placed under house arrest for a fraud scandal. What does this mean for the country?

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SocietyCulture

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SocietyCulture
Aug 10th, 2020
Ironically, Brazil’s mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis may lead to the country cutting the line in the race for a vaccine. This episode was supported by AMEC, the Brazilian Association of Investors in Capital Markets. 

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Jul 22nd, 2020
What changes for brazilian politics?

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SocietyCulture
Jul 16th, 2020
Is bad for business!

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SocietyCulture
Jul 13th, 2020
After months of reckless behavior, President Jair Bolsonaro has been infected with the coronavirus. And is trying to make lemonade out of it.

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SocietyCulture
Jul 6th, 2020
Of job apocalypse!

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SocietyCulture
Jul 1st, 2020
In this final episode of our series, we look back at the legend of that final, and then try and frame the legacy of the 1970 World Cup, both in Brazil and abroad.

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Jun 29th, 2020
Pelé is the greatest footballer of all time, and the 1970 World Cup in Mexico is seen as his crowning achievement. But just months before the tournament, people in Brazil thought he was finished.

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SocietyCulture
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