Brazil — how long for Dilma?
Increasingly abandoned by her old left-wing allies and viciously attacked by the right, President Dilma Rousseff looks increasingly lonely. Impeachment has become a real possibility.
São Paulo: water tankers are the new normal
How long can the authorities dither over the growing water crisis affecting Brazil's southeast?
Landmark report from Brazil’s Truth Commission
The report into the human rights abuses committed under the military government, finally published after 30 years, is highly relevant for Brazil today.
The Rolezinho – the new craze in Brazil
Afro-Brazilians have created a new pattern of behaviour that challenges class and racial prejudices.
The Marie Antoinette of Maranhao
Horrific events in Pedrinhas prison expose the pernicious effects of the 50-year reign of the Sarney family in Maranhao
Chico Mendes — 25 years after his death
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.
Revisiting Paraguay 2
So the economy's booming? Tell that to the poor, says Jan Rocha in the second of her blog posts.
Revisiting Paraguay 1
Much remains unchanged but a few are daring to speak out against corruption, says Jan Rocha, in the the first of two blogs
The Pope in Rio: will popularity be enough?
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?
Brazil protests – shades of the French Revolution?
In her latest blog, Jan Rocha says that, as times goes by, the common thread behind all the demonstrations is becoming clearer.