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Brazil Horror – The Favelas
Right wing intellectuals on the make will say anything. Some claim the favela should be the model for the future. Innovative and flexible, it suits fast changing modern capitalism. ‘I don’t believe...
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Brazil Horror – Luis Suarez And The Bite
Luis Suarez and biting is like British Royalty. Neither goes away. Suarez leaves England rehabilitated and holding various awards only to sink his teeth into a handsome Italian. The cannibal is now a...
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Brazil Horror – The Seventh Son
Persistence defines a cliché. But ‘everything comes to those who wait’, because of its sentiment, will outlive them all. Jose Aguienlo dos Santos was born July 7 1888. He had to wait for only two years...
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Brazil – Women Without Men
Nothing chills like knowing what you want can only be achieved if you are excluded. ‘Our town is prettier, more organised and far more harmonious than if men were in charge. When problems or disputes...
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Brazil – Energy
There is only so much you can do with a samba carnival. Unless you take fun seriously, all that energy is wasted. Nice while it lasted but soon forgotten. All energy is like that. It is an essential...
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Brazil Report – Politics
Voters are like readers, not as enthusiastic about politics as the politicians. Writers produce books faster than readers buy them. It happens with elections. The Brazilian people have voted but...
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Brazil Report – The Big Kiss Off
It ended with a kiss off from Rousseff. The wise guys on the South Side dreamed they could take over from the know-all mugs that say Brazil needs social inclusion. But what about the poor wise guys,...
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Brazil Horror – December Report
Brazil has had its worst drought in 80 years, and in the smaller cities water is being rationed. The water levels of Sao Paulo are at a record low. December is in the summer season so the prospects for...
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