While a new racial education quota went into effect on October 15, the government plans to propose new quotas for public service employees and federal scholarships.
AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth points out to the potential reasons why Brazil’s economic growth has slowed down in the current year.
The United Arab Emirates and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are expanding trade ties to Argentina, Brazil, and Peru.
Brazilians head to the polls on October 7, when national players compete for the mayoralty of São Paulo and incumbents fight for their seats in Rio and Belo Horizonte.
While large petroleum reserves hold promise, challenges frustrate production goals and limit exports.
In Brasilia, Congress will decide on the “world’s first Internet bill of rights,” while in Lima, legislators could pass a bill restricting Internet freedoms.
The Literary Man blog reviews the Americas Society’s Jorge Amado book presentation and discussion hosted on September 13 presenting guest speakers translator Gregory Rabassa and novelist Rivka Galchen.