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Jan Rocha is a former correspondent for the BBC and the Guardian and lives in São Paulo, Brazil. She is the author of a number of LAB books, and contributes this regular column for LAB, known for its incisive analysis of current Brazilian politics.

Brazil: Life in a world of protest

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In the first of her blogs from Sao Paulo, veteran reporter Jan Rocha describes life in a world of protest

Brazil : protest works

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In the second of her blogs from São Paulo, Jan Rocha says that "people power" is already bringing results

Brazil Protests: ‘The Monster’ is still unsatisfied

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In her third post, Jan Rocha says that at the root of the protests lie three crises: of representation, values and the quality of public services.

Brazil protests – shades of the French Revolution?

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In her latest blog, Jan Rocha says that, as times goes by, the common thread behind all the demonstrations is becoming clearer.

The Pope in Rio: will popularity be enough?

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In her fifth Post, Jan Rocha describes the wave of popularity which greeted the Pope's visit to Rio. Will his new emphasis on social issues be enough to stem the Church's decline, she asks?

Revisiting Paraguay 1

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Much remains unchanged but a few are daring to speak out against corruption, says Jan Rocha, in the the first of two blogs

Revisiting Paraguay 2

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So the economy's booming? Tell that to the poor, says Jan Rocha in the second of her blog posts.

Chico Mendes — 25 years after his death

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The Amazon activist, Chico Mendes, was murdered outside the door of his house on 22 December 1988. Jan Rocha, who met him, looks at his legacy.

The Marie Antoinette of Maranhao

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Horrific events in Pedrinhas prison expose the pernicious effects of the 50-year reign of the Sarney family in Maranhao

The Rolezinho – the new craze in Brazil

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Afro-Brazilians have created a new pattern of behaviour that challenges class and racial prejudices.

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