Explaining Brazil

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Explaining Brazil episodes

December 07, 2022 Pelé, the Brazilian king of the world
Pelé — the greatest player in the history of football — was admitted to hospital last week. We remember how he became the "King" of the world's most popular sport. Read show notes. —

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23 min
November 30, 2022 A rigged social ladder
A recent study by Brazilian researchers shows that the social ladder offers little mobility in Brazil. Read show notes. —

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25 min
November 23, 2022 Can the World Cup halt putschist protests?
Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro have continuously staged anti-democratic protests. The World Cup will be the ultimate test of these demonstrations' endurance. Read show notes. —

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32 min
November 09, 2022 Bolsonaro's climate legacy
Foreign observers were following the Brazilian presidential election due to climate worries. Jair Bolsonaro lost — what climate legacy will he leave behind?Read show notes. — https://brazilian.report/podcast/2022/11/09/cop27-bolsonaro-climate-legacy/

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November 02, 2022 Has Bolsonaro accepted the election results?
Almost 48 hours after losing the presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence. But he stopped short of explicitly conceding to Lula. Read show notes. —

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October 26, 2022 The last days before Brazil's presidential runoff
With only days to go until the runoff election, President Bolsonaro has gone to great lengths to suggest electoral authorities are pushing the needle in favor of his opponent, Lula. Read show notes. —

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October 19, 2022 Five years of The Brazilian Report
It's been exactly five years since The Brazilian Report went on air! Editor Euan Marshall sits down with editor-in-chief Gustavo Ribeiro and CEO Laura Quirin to hear the full story. Read show notes. —

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36 min
October 12, 2022 Demons, Freemasons, and cannibalism
Brazilian candidates have been in a race for endorsements from regional political leaders. Still, social media misinformation campaigns could turn Baphomet, a deity in various occult traditions, into 2022's biggest kingmaker. Read show notes. —

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33 min
October 05, 2022 Brazil's election stunner
Jair Bolsonaro outperformed his polling numbers, proving he put the far-right in the Brazilian political mainstream. Brazil's presidential runoff may be the tightest ever.Read show notes. —

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September 28, 2022 The election is here
We've reached the home stretch of the Brazilian 2022 election. On Sunday, October 2, Brazilians will hit the polls. Here's what you should keep an eye out for.Read show notes. —

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28 min