Brian Winter

Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and a seasoned analyst of Latin American politics, with more than 20 years following the region’s ups and downs. He lived in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as a correspondent for Reuters before taking on his current role in New York, where he is also the vice president of policy for the Americas Society and Council of the Americas. He has been called “the best foreign expert on Brazil of this moment” by GloboNews. Brian is the author of several books including Why Soccer Matters, a New York Times bestseller he wrote with the Brazilian soccer legend Pelé; The Accidental President of Brazil, co-authored with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso; and Long After Midnight, a memoir about trying (and failing) to learn to tango in Argentina. He is a regular contributor to television and radio, the host of the Americas Quarterly Podcast and a prolific barbecuer and chef. Proficient in Spanish and Portuguese, Brian speaks frequently about Latin America’s past, present and future to investors and general-interest audiences. Follow him on Twitter @BrazilBrian

• Fifty Years On, the “Chicago Boys” Remain Difficult to Discuss
• Is Lula Anti-American? 
• A Spotlight on Chile’s “Feminist Foreign Policy”
• A Tough Year for Anti-Corruption
• In Chile and Elsewhere, Crime Is the New Corruption
• What Lula Sees
• Entrevista: Chanceler Mauro Vieira define a “doutrina Lula” para as relações exteriores
• Q&A: Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on the “Lula Doctrine”
• What Uruguay Can Teach Us
• O que o Uruguai pode nos ensinar
• Lo que Uruguay puede enseñarnos
• This Photo Inspired Envy Throughout Latin America. What Made It Possible?
• The Real Risks Facing Brazil After January 8
• Pelé Was a Genius at More Than Soccer
• Understanding Lula 3.0 
• Brazil’s Post-Bolsonaro “Normality Dividend”
• Ricardo Lagos on Latin America’s Changing of the Guard
• Ricardo Lagos sobre el cambio de guardia en América Latina
• Two Rallies, Two Brazils, and a Still Uncertain Election 
• The Imminent Election Crisis in Brazil