A Tale of the Three Canudos
English + Español
When we arrived it was still daytime. It had taken us twelve hours to get there, almost twice as much as expected. As I got off the bus, I felt a heat wave slap me on the face. The air was humid,
Country: Brazil
Pandemic in the Brazilian Prison System
English + Português
I’m a prison guard. I witness firsthand the COVID-19 pandemic challenges in the Brazilian prison system. This experience sharpened my interest in studying the effect of Covid-19 in prisons, given the difficulty faced by scientists in accessing it in order to conduct research…
The Vaccine Revolt in Brazil
I have long been fascinated by history. As I sit quarantined in my apartment in Vancouver, Canada, far from my native Brazil, I cannot help but ponder the differences in how epidemics have affected my homeland. Epidemics tend to increase economic inequalities…
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The Daily Struggle of Medical Workers in Brazil
English + Português
In February 2020, I was getting ready to launch the second season of Basic Unit, the fictional TV medical series I started creating 10 years ago. I’m a medical doctor and I’d dreamed up this program that portrays the daily routine of a team of primary health care…
The Canela and I
English + Português
A mestiça born in Brazil, I had many worlds from which to choose. I could have selected that of my Sicilian ancestors, those immigrant Librandis who came to São Paulo eager for honest work of nearly any sort. I also could have chosen the Hakimes, Syrian immigrants who…