Author Archives : Harry Adams

The Brazilian Pursuit for Justice and Equality


I’m remembering the morning after Brazil´s devastating loss to Germany in the World Cup.  It´s 7 a.m. and I’m taking my usual walk through the center of Caucaia.  The city of 200,000 is already bustling with people catching buses to work or opening their small shops.  Tears were shed last night but today it´s back to work.  It´s also back…

The World Cup and Brazil: A View From the Northeast


To many people Brazil consists only of Rio De Janeiro and São Paulo.  Conflicting images persist of beautiful beaches, Carnaval, and vibrant music or the favelas of the poor and the impoverishment of the rural landless and indigenous.  Throw into the mix a month of the World Cup simultaneously enjoyed by many and despised by some.  This grand mixture reflects…

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