Toward the beginning of the summer, President Temer officially submitted a request to join the OECD. For anyone who has followed Brazilian foreign and trade policy, this move is quite the departure from its historically closed economy and its nationalistic tendencies. The OECD is a group of mostly developed, wealthy nations. Only two Latin American … More Brazil the Globalist?

It is a very interesting time here in Brazil, and I have been able to witness political commotion surrounding  current President, Michel Temer, the previous president, Dilma Rousseff, and Lula who came before them. Lula continues to toy with the idea of running for president despite his legal problems. Part of the population is indignant … More Political Polarization

One of these days, I found myself taking an Uber to work rather than the bus because I was running late. As I sat in the back of the car listening to my morning podcasts, we stopped at a red traffic light. The next thing I knew, a swarm of young kids with ripped up … More O Sistema Educativo