Synopsis
The Brazilian Report is an independent media outlet uniquely positioned to offer an insiders view on current affairs in Brazil. Every week, Gustavo Ribeiro and Ciara Long host Diego Iraheta, editor-in-chief of HuffPost Brasil, to talk about the most pressing issues in Brazil, ranging from politics, to economics, to social issues.
Episodes
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![Explaining Brazil #115 Deforestation]()
Explaining Brazil #115 Deforestation
16/07/2020 Duration: 20minIs bad for business!
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![Explaining Brazil #114 Bolsonaro is one in a 1.6 million]()
Explaining Brazil #114 Bolsonaro is one in a 1.6 million
13/07/2020 Duration: 15minAfter months of reckless behavior, President Jair Bolsonaro has been infected with the coronavirus. And is trying to make lemonade out of it.
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![Explaining Brazil #113 Violent effects]()
Explaining Brazil #113 Violent effects
06/07/2020 Duration: 24minOf job apocalypse!
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![How Brazil became the Land of Football #3]()
How Brazil became the Land of Football #3
01/07/2020 Duration: 22minIn this final episode of our series, we look back at the legend of that final, and then try and frame the legacy of the 1970 World Cup, both in Brazil and abroad.
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![How Brasil became the Land of Football #2]()
How Brasil became the Land of Football #2
29/06/2020 Duration: 18minPelé is the greatest footballer of all time, and the 1970 World Cup in Mexico is seen as his crowning achievement. But just months before the tournament, people in Brazil thought he was finished.
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![How Brazil became the Land of Football #1]()
How Brazil became the Land of Football #1
25/06/2020 Duration: 17minAn Brazilian Report Trilogy!
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![Explaining Brazil #112 Covid-19 made municipal elections more exposed to fake news]()
Explaining Brazil #112 Covid-19 made municipal elections more exposed to fake news
18/06/2020 Duration: 17minThe coronavirus has made regular meet-and-greet campaigns impossible. And that will favor political fake news rings.
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![Explaining Brazil #111 Lifting the lid on a country divided by race]()
Explaining Brazil #111 Lifting the lid on a country divided by race
10/06/2020 Duration: 19minAs anti-racist protests break out around the world, we pick apart at the deep racial divides in Brazilian society and take a look at our own heritage.
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![Explaining Brazil #110 Has the opposition to Jair Bolsonaro come to life?]()
Explaining Brazil #110 Has the opposition to Jair Bolsonaro come to life?
03/06/2020 Duration: 24minBrazil saw anti-Bolsonaro protests this weekend. Does it mean that opposition to the far-right leader has finally come out of hibernation?
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![Explaining Brazil #109 Bolsonaros miracle cure for Covid-19]()
Explaining Brazil #109 Bolsonaro's "miracle" cure for Covid-19
27/05/2020 Duration: 21minThe world has abandoned chloroquine as a possible cure against the coronavirus. But Brazil’s Bolsonaro is doubling down on his bet.
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![Explaining Brazil #108 The price of a human life]()
Explaining Brazil #108 The price of a human life
20/05/2020 Duration: 24minIf Covid-19 is a war, then heads of state must choose the fighting lanes that will cause the least casualties. Which is best? Enacting a lockdown, or reopening the economy? These economists believe they know the answer.
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![Explaining Brazil #107 All the presidents Covid-19 tests]()
Explaining Brazil #107 All the president's Covid-19 tests
14/05/2020 Duration: 26minJair Bolsonaro fought tooth and nail to keep his Covid-19 tests a secret. Johns Hopkins professor Filipe Campante explains what was at stake in this case.
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![Explaining Brazil #106 Why is support for Bolsonaro so resilient?]()
Explaining Brazil #106 Why is support for Bolsonaro so resilient?
12/05/2020 Duration: 22minLinks to paramilitary mafias, poor economic results, controversial cabinet firings … and a botched pandemic response. None of this has dented Jair Bolsonaro’s core group of supporters. Until now. Originally aired in May 6th
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![Explaining Brazil #105 Moro puts Jair in the corner]()
Explaining Brazil #105 Moro puts Jair in the corner
09/05/2020 Duration: 27minRound 1
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![Explaining Brazil #104 Pandemic power]()
Explaining Brazil #104 Pandemic power
07/05/2020 Duration: 24minPlays down here and in the U.S.
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![Explaining Brazil #103 Do the numbers even mean anything?]()
Explaining Brazil #103 Do the numbers even mean anything?
04/05/2020 Duration: 15minDespite Brazil releasing updated figures on Covid-19 cases and deaths every day, inconsistencies in the data have left policymakers in the dark over the real spread of the virus. Originally aired in April 15th
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![Explaining Brazil #102 Shopping for a new Health Minister]()
Explaining Brazil #102 Shopping for a new Health Minister
02/05/2020 Duration: 13minAmid the worst pandemic in a lifetime, President Jair Bolsonaro has gone after his own Health minister, stopping just shy of sacking him. Originally aired in April 8th
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![Explaining Brazil #101 Job apocalypse]()
Explaining Brazil #101 Job apocalypse
30/04/2020 Duration: 16minBrazil’s employment rates will be decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally aired in April 2nd
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![Explaining Brazil #100 Public health enemy Nº1]()
Explaining Brazil #100 Public health enemy Nº1
28/04/2020 Duration: 26minWhile the world goes into self-isolation and governments pass stimulus packages to save their economies from collapse, the Brazilian president resists such moves, and wants “business as usual.” Originally aired in March 27th
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![Explaining Brazil #99 Coronavirus]()
Explaining Brazil #99 Coronavirus
23/03/2020 Duration: 13min20 rough weeks ahead!
