Conservatism’s hold over Brazil

Thirty-two years after the fall of Brazil’s military dictatorship, censorship continues to be an important issue in the Lusophone country. In August, the exhibition ‘Queermuseu’ opened at the Santander Bank’s Cultural Centre of Porto Alegre. It included works from well-known Brazilian artists such as Lygia Clark and essentially drew attention to issues of identity and LGBT...

VENEZUELA: from populism to full-blown authoritarianism

  Venezuela, like many countries rich in oil reserves, is suffering from humanitarian crisis – despite economic fortune from oil revenues 82% of its population lives in poverty and suffers from basic goods shortages. The current situation was triggered by the death of Hugo Chavez and with it, the end of his populist regime. His...