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Film Review: Pájaros de Verano
The drug trade tempts a young Colombian couple to abandon tradition in this follow-up to the Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent.
Latin American Cities and the Future of Work
How to prepare Latin America’s workforce for a technological revolution.
Long View: How the Fight Against Castro Once Terrorized U.S. Cities
In the 1970s, a wave of Cuba-related bombings and other attacks swept America.
Brewing Up an Urban Revival in Porto Alegre
Microbreweries are helping drive a revitalization of District 4, a long-neglected area of Porto Alegre, Brazil.
AQ Top 5 Visionarios Urbanos: Aline Cavalcante
Este artículo está adaptado de la más reciente edición impresa de AQ. | Read in English SÃO PAULO — Aún teniendo en cuenta los peligros que existen en las grandes ciudades latinoamericanas, el andar en bicicleta en São Paulo puede llegar a ser cuestión de vida o muerte. En el 2009, Márcia Prado, quien había dirigido una campaña … Read more
ENOUGH! Latin America’s Murder Epidemic Needs Urgent, Democratic Solutions
The region accounts for 8 percent of the world’s population, but a third of its homicides. A new issue of AQ showcases inspiring people working to change that.
AMLO This Week: Trade, Party Money, and Mexico City’s New Airport
Subscribe here to receive AMLO This Week by email Correction appended below. It was a big week for trade in Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Mexico. Jesús Seade, López Obrador’s pick to lead NAFTA negotiations, suggested the incoming administration could show flexibility on key sticking points in the ongoing trade talks. Seade told The Wall Street … Read more
Amnesty International: “Nicaragua’s Institutions Have Collapsed”
Amnesty International’s Erika Guevara-Rosas spoke to AQ about Nicaragua and the regional backlash against protesters.
Celebrating Cross-Border Unity in the Age of Trump
Two timely new books offer a needed antidote to the president’s anti-Mexico rhetoric.
TV Review: Aquí En La Tierra
Co-created by Gael García Bernal, this moody series is a timely critique of Mexico’s “mafia of power.”
Introducing AQ’s Top 5 Latin American Storytellers
AQ profiles five women and men who use their voice (or their pen or their camera) to tell stories we might not otherwise hear.
Los Top 5 Narradores Latinoamericanos
AQ retrata a cinco mujeres y hombres que usan sus voces (o sus plumas, o sus cámaras) para contar las historias que quizás no conoceríamos de otra manera.
AQ’s Summer Playlist
From samba to electro-jazz, AQ’s summer soundtrack highlights the region’s musical contrasts.
How the Reign of Paraguay’s Original Dictator Echoes to This Day
Dr. José Gaspar de Francia turned 19th-century Paraguay into an authoritarian hermit state.
