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Freelance writer. Bad poet. Based in São Paulo. More.

Entries in sampa (9)

Saturday
Jun072014

Three-Part Essay.

An inter-connected thought about a forthcoming 'festa junina' party, a Panorama special about the dark side of the World Cup and Brazil's most vulnerable people.

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Monday
Oct212013

Pax Brasilia.

Are the current protests the end of Brazil as we know it? And how did Brazil get into this state in the first place? I argue that one reason for the current anger might be a newfound ability to protest against decades, if not centuries, of rigidly demarcated social stratification resulting from a history that is, by contrast with other countries around the world, relatively unaffected by the traumas of war.

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Tuesday
Sep172013

Cidade Cinza.

All about graffiti in São Paulo. What it means, why it matters and the trailer for a new documentary on the subject.

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Tuesday
Sep172013

A Martian Sends A Postcard Home.

A brief account of how surreal life can get when it doesn't rain in São Paulo, plus an extensive summary of the diseases my family's had in the past two months. Fun!

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