Urban life 02/03/2022 – by Thuany Rodrigues What expats say about crime in Europe and Brazil Violent crime is a much bigger threat in Rio than in Hamburg or London Read
Gated communities 27/02/2022 – by Thuany Rodrigues In Rio, the price of a safe home is very high For the privileged few, gated communities provide a refuge from violent crime in Brazil Read
Covid-19 24/01/2022 – by Thuany Rodrigues The exhaustion factor Burnout is taking a toll on Brazilian workers, especially those in health care Read
Price surges 25/10/2021 – by Thuany Rodrigues Inflation’s unwelcome return Brazilians tighten their belts in the face of price rises for food and fuel Read
Chronic diseases 11/07/2021 – by Thuany Rodrigues Brazil’s health-care challenges With chronic diseases on the rise, Brazil’s health-care headaches extend beyond the Coronavirus Read
Health care 06/07/2021 – by Thuany Rodrigues An over-stretched system Brazil’s health-care system struggles to offer uniform service in the country’s poorest areas Read
Forced labour 24/05/2021 – by Thuany Rodrigues Slavery in all but name Slavery is formally illegal in Brazil but in practice it is still widespread Read
Urban life 25/12/2020 – by Thuany Rodrigues Rio’s poor have reason to fear the police The vast majority in Brazil’s poor communities are not involved in crime Read
Marginalised communities 17/12/2020 – by Thuany Rodrigues Where Brazil's neglected people live Favelas are a particular kind of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Brazilian cities Read
Lifestyles 21/10/2020 – by Thuany Rodrigues Facing a global challenge Healthier diets would help to control Brazil’s obesity epidemic Read
Depression 24/08/2020 – by Thuany Rodrigues Confronting the disease Depression afflicts 12 million Brazilians, proportionately more than anywhere else in Latin America Read