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Why did Trump got away and Bolsonaro didn’t?
Why did Trump got away and Bolsonaro didn’t?
This was originally the script of a video for The Long Answer YouTube channel. But as life got in the way, we decided to publish it here…
Larissa Veloso
Sep 11
Floods in Brazil: a Tragedy on Repeat
Floods in Brazil: a Tragedy on Repeat
Disasters like this one in Rio Grande do Sul have been common in Brazil since the 60s. Here’s what’s behind it
Larissa Veloso
May 11
Book Review: Child of the Dark*- The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
Book Review: Child of the Dark*- The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
One of the most venerated Brazilian authors, the autobiography of her life in the slums and my issues with it
Larissa Veloso
May 6
Bolsonaro — The Bitter Fruit of the Brazilian Spring
Bolsonaro — The Bitter Fruit of the Brazilian Spring
How a popular uprising from left-wing student organizations set the chain of events that would elect an anti-woke populist
Larissa Veloso
Apr 12
Alexandre de Moraes: Who’s the Brazilian Judge at Odds with Elon Musk
Alexandre de Moraes: Who’s the Brazilian Judge at Odds with Elon Musk
How a Brazilian judge formerly nicknamed “Pitbull” by the left became the far-right #1 enemy
Larissa Veloso
Apr 10
The Insanity of Toronto’s Public Health System
The Insanity of Toronto’s Public Health System
Why I have to take a 4-hour back-and forth commute to get a prescription refill.
Larissa Veloso
Apr 1
Inside the 2013 Brazilian Spring — The June that Brazil Wouldn’t Forget
Inside the 2013 Brazilian Spring — The June that Brazil Wouldn’t Forget
How a 20 cents raise in bus fares combined with police violence and real-time sharing on social media made the popular indignation explode
Larissa Veloso
Mar 28
Can we argue politically without ridiculing others?
Can we argue politically without ridiculing others?
We often think we’re strengthening our cause by showcasing the other’s side worst arguments, but we’re just weakening the debate.
Larissa Veloso
Mar 2
We need to (sensibly) talk about men violence
We need to (sensibly) talk about men violence
We need to stop pretending that testosterone doesn’t play a role in war. And we also need to be really careful in the way we talk about it.
Larissa Veloso
Feb 23
Letters from the information war
Letters from the information war
How I got branded as pro-Israel by using the word “conflict” to describe that thing that is going on in that place in the Middle East.
Larissa Veloso
Feb 14
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