International Sport Competitions Hinder Latin American Development
Jose Coronado, Columnist
April 21, 2016
In my point of view Brazil made the mistake many latin americans, individuals, and nations, do – they tried to hard to put a good moment on exposition.
Whitman on the Map: 3 International Students Trace Their Journey to a New Home
Kamna Shastri, Feature Writer
November 5, 2015
Three Whitman students trace their journey to Walla Walla.
My Experiences with Race in Brazil
October 18, 2014
In June, I went with American and Brazilian friends to the small town of Pedro II for a music festival. There were several groups of journalists roaming around doing interviews, which we Americans - Leslie, Laura Rose and I - were not anxious to do. A reporter eventually pegged us as foreigners, th...
Robbed
October 17, 2014
My first time almost being assaulted, I was in Rio. I was strolling along Copacabana beach deep in conversation with my friend Nick when a man approached us. He asked if we spoke English. Used to getting that question, we both said yes. He proceeded to say a sentence that neither of us unders...
Political Jingles
September 9, 2014
Brazil has a strict limit on political campaign seasons. Unlike in the United States, politicians here have three short months to drum up support. Now that we're now less than a month away from federal and state elections, though, campaigns are at a fever pitch. I'm not plugged into radio or televis...
On Strike!
July 9, 2014
Every day, from 11 to 1, a huge number of students wait in line for lunch at UFPI's main cafeteria. Although the food is never anything special - usually it's rice, beans, salad and some part of a chicken or cow - the government subsidizes the price, so students depend on it for their meals. For the p...
Into the Lençois Maranheses
June 30, 2014
During Holy Week, I got to explore parts of Maranhão, the colorful state to the west of PiauÃ. Lençois Maranheses "This better be stupid beautiful," Mike said as we bumped along the road to Lençois Maranheses National Park. The group of American and Brazilian friends I was traveling with had dec...
Crack Open a Cold One
May 5, 2014
How do you like your beer? Here's how people in Teresina prefer it: Like a wedding dress (Como vestido de noiva) Like a concrete worker's leg (Como canela de pedrero) Like a seal's rear-end (Como cú de foca) Teresinenses expect their beer to be cold. So cold, in fact, that i...
Childhood Friend of the President
April 29, 2014
Hearing first-hand stories about how famous adults acted as children and teenagers is always fun. I recently got such an account about a former Brazilian president. Let me explain. On the way from João Pesso to Olinda, Mike and I hopped an alternativo, or unregistered cab. The owner of our host...
North by Northeast
April 28, 2014
A few weeks ago, I set out to travel to four cities in the Northeast of Brazil. João Pessoa and Olinda were the third and fourth stops. João Pessoa was a bit quiet after Recife, but we were there on a Monday and a Tuesday - as far as I know, not the most exciting days of the week anywhere. D...
International Games Cost More Than Just Money
April 24, 2014
I wrote a column earlier this year discussing the chronic mismanagement of the Olympics and the havoc they wreak on the cities who host them. Perhaps my lens was too narrow––enormous global sporting events appear to bring this kind of chaos everywhere they land. Brazil recently deployed more than 2,000 troops into a sl...
The Spirit of Carnaval in Recife
April 12, 2014
Two weeks ago, I set out to travel to four cities in the Northeast of Brazil. Recife was the second stop. Recife is famous for its Carnaval celebrations, which are the most culturally rich in Brazil. Although we weren't there during the Carnaval season, I still felt the open, festive spirit that I...
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