Revisiting Brazil’s 2013 Protests: What Did They Really Mean?
Brazil’s current political instability began four years ago, with a wave of street demonstrations that virtually no one predicted – and eventually drew more than 1 million people into the streets. In this special report, AQ’s editor-in-chief looks back at what really caused the protests – and whether today’s politicians have fully learned their lessons. … Read more
Brazilian Judge’s Enemies Come Out of the Shadows
When Sérgio Moro visited Washington, D.C. last July, the 44-year-old judge overseeing Brazil’s “Car Wash” corruption investigation was greeted with standing ovations and adoring questions. “Will you please run for president?” one Brazilian executive pleaded. “What advice would you give so we can have a ‘Car Wash’ in Mexico?” asked a lawyer. Well, what a … Read more
Green Envy: What Argentina Is Learning from Chile’s Renewable Energy Boom
Argentines don’t like it when their neighbors across the Andes get the better of them. But few will deny that when it comes to green energy, Chile has the upper hand. Over the past three years, Chile has turned itself into the continent’s renewable energy powerhouse, while Argentina’s green promise has remained unfulfilled. That may … Read more
Macri’s Argentina: A Timeline of the President’s First Year
After entering office to lofty expectations, Argentine President Mauricio Macri has faced both trials and triumphs.
María Eugenia Vidal y la otra Buenos Aires
Read in English En la Buenos Aires que todos conocen, la Buenos Aires de teatros de ópera, bifes de chorizo y “boliches” que ni sueñan con abrir antes de la 1 am, casi es posible olvidarte de que hay recesión. Las parrillas están llenas, los rosedales florecidos y en las grandes avenidas resuenan los icónicos … Read more
Medicine Shortages Pose a Threat to HIV Positive Argentines
For nearly a year, HIV positive Argentines have endured what advocates call a “crisis” and a “national emergency.” Shortages and delays in the delivery of antiretroviral drugs have beleaguered many who depend on them to stay healthy, sparking public outcry and a protest outside the Health Ministry in Buenos Aires in December. Since then, officials … Read more
AQ Top 5 Jóvenes Emprendedores: Maximo Cavazzani
Este artículo es parte de un reportaje especial sobre los top cinco jóvenes emprendedores latinoamericanos seleccionados por AQ. Haga click aquí para ver el resto. Read in English Si pudieras escoger un momento y un lugar para comenzar un negocio, probablemente Argentina en 2009 no estaría en el primer lugar de tu lista. La crisis … Read more
AQ Top 5 Jóvenes Emprendedores: Leila Velez
Este artículo es parte de un reportaje especial sobre los top cinco jóvenes emprendedores latinoamericanos seleccionados por AQ. Haga click aquí para ver el resto. Read in English A pesar de lo sabrosas que puedan ser, las hamburguesas de McDonald’s no son lo que propulsaron al gigante de los restaurantes hacia la cima de la … Read more
AQ Top 5 Jovens Empreendedores: Leila Velez
Read in English Por mais saborosos que sejam, não foram os hambúrgueres do McDonald’s que impulsionaram o gigante da comida rápida ao topo da cadeia alimentar. Os fundadores da empresa — e mais tarde Ray Kroc — transformaram a rede de lanchonetes em um ícone global graças ao foco incansável na eficiência, a testes meticulosos … Read more
María Eugenia Vidal and the “Other” Buenos Aires
Leer en español In the Buenos Aires everyone knows, the Buenos Aires of opera houses and bifes de chorizo and nightclubs that don’t dream of opening until 1 a.m., you can almost forget there’s a recession going on. The steakhouses are full, the rose gardens are in bloom, and grand avenues hum with the city’s … Read more
The Amazon’s Greatest Generation? A Forgotten History of World War II
Lourenço Canário da Silva never fought in World War II, but he was one of the unsung footsoldiers who contributed to the Allied victory. A poor laborer from the northeastern state of Ceará, Da Silva and some 34,000 other Brazilians were recruited to tap rubber in the Amazon forest between 1943 and 1945. The bounty … Read more
AQ Top 5 Young Entrepreneurs: Maximo Cavazzani
This article is adapted from our AQ Top 5 feature on young Latin American entrepreneurs. To see the rest of our list, click here. Leer en español If you could pick a time and a place to start a business, Argentina in 2009 probably wouldn’t top your list. The global economic crisis was raging. Argentina … Read more
AQ Top 5 Young Entrepreneurs: Leila Velez
Beauty company Beleza Natural became a national leader by empowering Brazilian women.
No More Odebrechts: Three Steps to Reduce Graft in Latin America
The revelations of years of immense and systemic bribe payments to policymakers across Latin America by engineering and construction conglomerate Odebrecht are an unmitigated disaster for Brazil – and its foreign policy of the last decade and a half. The internationalization of Brazilian capitalism – that is, the government’s strategy of boosting Brazil’s influence by … Read more
Five Latin America Stories You Might Miss in 2017 (But Shouldn’t)
If 2017 is anything like 2016, making predictions on where Latin America will be a year from now is probably a losing bet. Remember when it seemed inevitable that voters in Colombia would pass the country’s landmark peace accord with the FARC, or that the Rio Olympics would be crippled by large-scale social unrest? The … Read more
