AQ Top 5 Politicians Under 40: Pedro Kumamoto
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The “Wiki-politician” who is challenging Mexico’s governing elite with grassroots politics, a shoestring budget and a commitment to transparency.
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AQ Top 5 Politicians Under 40: Verónika Mendoza
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The former presidential candidate stoking hopes that a modern, more electable left may be taking root in Peru.
Five Goals for Brazil’s New Foreign Policy
This article is adapted from AQ’s most recent issue, “Fixing Brazil.” To receive the print edition at home, subscribe here. Not long ago, Brazil was at the forefront of the emerging-country movement to transform the global order. As a key member of the BRICS group, it was a vocal advocate for reforming the U.N. Security … Read more
Was It ALL Her Fault? An Economist Re-examines Brazil’s Crisis
This article is adapted from AQ’s most recent issue, “Fixing Brazil.” To receive the print edition at home, subscribe here. Leia em português The date was October 12, 2010, and Brazil’s finance minister was addressing New York’s financial community under crystal chandeliers at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Two weeks earlier, Guido Mantega had caused a sensation by denouncing … Read more
Brazil’s Farmers Are Ready for a Boom. Will the Government Let It Happen?
This article is adapted from AQ’s most recent issue, “Fixing Brazil.” To receive the print edition at home, subscribe here. In 1979, Brazilian rancher Flavio Turquino purchased 54,000 acres deep inside Mato Grosso, a landlocked state whose name means “thick forest,” for about $1 an acre. He had already scouted the land in his single-prop … Read more
What Went Wrong in Rio’s Favelas?
Correction appended below This article is adapted from AQ’s most recent issue, “Fixing Brazil.” To receive the print edition at home, subscribe here. Standing in the doorway of her mud-and-bamboo cottage at the very top of a favela called Babilônia, Maria Regina Luiz peers out cautiously. She was born and raised on this steep hillside … Read more
Uruguay vuelve a ganar. ¿Por qué?
Read in English Un pequeño país incrustado entre dos vecinos más grandes se ha quedado con el primer puesto del Índice de Inclusión Social de Americas Quarterly por tercer año consecutivo. Entonces hay que preguntarse: ¿por qué Uruguay sigue acertando? Simple y llanamente, el país hace un mejor trabajo que sus colegas protegiendo a las … Read more
Uruguay Is Latin America’s Social Inclusion Leader. Here’s Why.
Leer en español This article is adapted from AQ’s most recent issue, “Fixing Brazil.” To receive the print edition at home, subscribe here. A small country sandwiched between larger neighbors has claimed the number-one spot in Americas Quarterly Social Inclusion Index TM — for the third year in a row. So, what does Uruguay keep getting right? Simply … Read more
The Chilean Completo
In the acclaimed Chilean web series “Gringolandia,” comedian Koke Santa Ana plays a befuddled visitor to New York who tries a hot dog from one of the city’s ubiquitous sidewalk vendors — only to recoil in disgust. A plain sausage enclosed in a tasteless bun seems underdressed by Chilean standards. The series then follows his … Read more
This Man Is Brilliant. So Why Doesn’t Mexico’s Economy Grow Faster?
A great way to understand Agustín Carstens is to hear how he defines himself and his peers —“The Generation of 12.50.” That may sound obscure to outsiders, but anyone who grew up in Mexico during the 1950s, ’60s or ’70s instantly understands. For 22 consecutive years, the peso was fixed at exactly 12.50 per dollar … Read more
10 Things to Do: Rio de Janeiro
Even if you’re not competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics – which goes for most – host city Rio de Janeiro offers plenty of sporty activities that anyone can join. Along with beach games like soccer, volleyball and footvolley (a combination of the two), challenges from sea to mountaintop await the adventurous. 1. Climb Pão … Read more
10 Days of Mariachi
Mariachi music is a defining symbol of Mexican folk culture — but nowhere is it more tied to local traditions than in western Mexico’s Jalisco state. Considered to be the birthplace of mariachi, the state capital, Guadalajara, is an appropriate host for the International Mariachi and Charrería Festival. The annual festival, which will take place … Read more
Sane la relación con México
Read in English Nota del editor: Al igual que a los otros autores, pedimos al Embajador Sarukhan que redactara un memorándum sin considerar quién ganará la elección de noviembre. Sin embargo, al final él llegó a la conclusión de que los dos escenarios eran tan opuestos que optó por escribir el memorándum como si Hillary … Read more
Attack on America: How Justice Finally Came in Chile
On the misty morning of September 21, 1976, a dust-blue Chevrolet Malibu made its way down Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. At the wheel was Orlando Letelier, who had been ambassador to the United States and minister of foreign relations, interior, and defense under Chile’s Marxist president, Salvador Allende. Following the 1973 coup by Augusto … Read more
Here’s What Latin Americans Want to Tell the Next U.S. President
“Heal the relationship with Mexico.” “Fix the war on drugs.” “Help us lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” We asked Latin Americans: If you could tell the next president of the United States anything, what would it be? Those are just a few of the responses we’re publishing in the new issue of Americas Quarterly, entitled … Read more
