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Scott Salmon

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After Secretary of Culture’s Spectacular Meltdown, a New Twist in Brazil’s Culture Wars

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) It was a spectacularly absurd act of self-sabotage. The Special Secretary of Culture, Roberto Alvim, issued an official...

Bolsonaro’s Bizarre Agency Appointments Ignite Brazil’s Culture Wars

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Directorships of public agencies have long been treated as patronage appointments in Brazil; one of the perks of attaining office. As such they represent an opportunity for an incoming...

Instead of Favelas, Luxury Condos Could Soon Stand on Rio’s South Zone Hillsides

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Most people don’t have much cause to think about urban planning – until it fails, and city life descends...

Brazil’s Lottery Obsession: What are the Odds?

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians love to play the numbers. Whether it is...

Rio Seethes With Anger After Ágatha’s Senseless Death. ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Column) As I write, just a day after the death of eight-year-old Ágatha Félix,...

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