Tag: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

In Glitter and Leotards, They Took a Stand: Brazil’s Carnival Must Go On

RIO DE JANEIRO — A young man sat alone with a beer and his tuba. One by one,…

Brazil, Land of the Thong, Embraces Its Heavier Self

In 2020, nearly 29 percent of Brazilians older than 20 were obese, up from roughly 15 percent in…

Black Authors Shake Up Brazil’s Literary Scene

RIO DE JANEIRO — Itamar Vieira Júnior, whose day job working for the Brazilian government on land reform…