Brazil Unfiltered

​​In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Fernanda Magnotta. Fernanda is a specialist in United States foreign policy. She holds a PhD and a Master's degree from the San Tiago Dantas foreign relations post-graduation program, of a consortium of the State University of São Paulo (Unesp), the State University in Campinas (Unicamp) and the São Paulo Pontificate Catholic University (PUC-SP). Fernanda is also a professor and coordinator of the International Relations course at FAAP university, international politics columnist for the UOL news website and a commentator for CBN radio.Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network f

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Celso Amorim. Celso is a professor and professional diplomate. He served as Dilma Rousseff's Minister of Defense (2011-2014) and Lula's Minister of Foreign Relations (2003-2010). Celso also spent time as the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization and was a founding member of the Puebla Group, which brings together leftwing academics and politicians in a worldwide forum. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Offi

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Guilherme Casarões. Guilherme is a Senior Researcher at the Brazilian Center of International Relations, a professor at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, and a member of the Observatório da Extrema Direita. His research explores topics related to Brazilian foreign policy, Latin American politics, and the rise of the extreme. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office, and produced by Camarada Productions.➡️ https://www.braziloffice.org/en/observatory#a

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Celso Rocha de Barros. Celso is a Sociologist and Political Scientist. Celso is a political columnist for the Folha de São Paulo and the author of "PT, uma história," which comes out October, 2022. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office, and produced by Camarada Productions.➡️ https://www.braziloffice.org/en/observatory#activities

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with journalist Fernanda Mena. Fernanda has worked at the Folha de São Paulo for over a decade, both as an editor and as a reporter. Before arriving at the Folha, she worked at Piauí, Fantástico, TV Globo, and UOL. Fernanda is a leading voice in the debate about drug prohibition and the politics of policing. In 2020, she completed her doctorate in International Relations at the University of Sao Paulo. Her dissertation analyzes different approaches to the legalization of cannabis in the U.S and in Uruguay. Additionally, Fernanda has written extensively on numerous topics related to human rights with a focus on the themes of security, inequality, and diversity. She is also the host of a wonderful 10-part podcast series called “Cara Pessoa” that was produced by the Folha de São Paulo newspaper in partnership with Conectas and explores many important human rights issues.

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Brian Mier. Brian is a Chicago native who has lived in Brazil for almost 30 years while working as a journalist. Brian is co-editor of the English language publication Brasil Wire and correspondent for Telesur English’s news program, “From the South.” He also edited the book Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil, which came out in 2019.Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office, and produced by Camarada Productions.➡️ https://w

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Rafael Ioris. Rafael is a professor of Latin American history in the history department at the University of Denver and a researcher at the Institute for the Study of the United States in Brazil. You can find Rafael's opinions in multi-media outlets in Brazil and in the U.S. on topics ranging from U.S./Latin America/Brazil relations, Brazilian foreign policy, and U.S. politics. Rafael is a non-resident fellow at the Washington Brazil Office. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the W

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Marcelle Decothé. Marcelle is the advocacy director at the Instituto Marielle Franco. She is completing a doctorate in sociology at the Fluminense Federal University. Her academic interests include activism, race, favelas, and public security. As a representative of the Instituto Marielle Franco, Marcelle was one of the members of a delegation of 19 Brazilian NGOs that traveled to Washington D.C. in late July 2022. The trip was organized by the Washington Brazil Office with the purpose of speaking to policymakers and legislators about the threats to democracy in the upcoming Brazilian elections. The delegation met with officials at the State Department, members of Congress, a representative of the AFL-CIO, ambassadors of the Organization of American States (OAS), and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Márcia Lima. Márcia is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of São Paulo and the coordinator of the Afro Research Center on race, gender, and racial justice at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (AFRO-CEBRAP). In her interview, Márcia offered her insight into the politics of racial inequality, the role played by gender and race in everyday life, the real progress that has been made by affirmative action programs in Brazil, and more. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Obse

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Leonardo Avritzer. Leonardo is a Full Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is the author of many books, including Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America, Participatory Institutions in Democratic Brazil, and A inovação democrático no Brasil. He is currently the president of the Brazilian Political Science Association. Since 2018, Leonardo coordinates the Election Observatory, which brings together political scientists to gather empirical data on the electoral process in Brazil, as well as the Participatory Democracy Project. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Edward MacRae. Edward is Professor Emeritus at the Federal University of Bahia in the Department of Anthropology. Edward’s doctoral dissertation and first book, The Construction of Equality: Sexual Identity and Politics in Brazil During the Opening is widely considered to be a one of the founding classics of LGBTQIA+ Studies in Brazil. Edward has also written extensively on public policy regarding drugs and harm reduction. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Off

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Lilia Schwarcz. Lilia is a professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and the University of São Paulo. She is the author of many books in Portuguese and in English on the history and culture of Brazil. Some of her books available in English include: The Spectacle of Races: Scientists, Institutions, and the Race Question in Brazil, 1870-1930; The Emperor’s Beard: D. Pedro II and His tropical Monarchy in Brazil; Lima Barreto: A Sad Visionary in Brazil at the Beginning of the XX Century; Brazil: A Biography – co-written with Heloisa Starling. And, coming out in English very soon: Brazilian Authoritarianism: Past and Present. Lilia regularly writes for popular Brazilian newspapers such as Folha de S. Paulo, Estado de S. Paulo, and Nexo. Also, Lilia is a pioneer and model of how academics can use social media platforms like youtube and Instagram to increase historical consciousness. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks Valério Arcary. Valério is a Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP) and one of the leading public intellectuals active in the Socialism and Liberty Party, or PSOL as it is referred to in Brazil. Valério is an expert on Marxist history and historiography. He is the author of numerous books on the subject, his most recent being, The Hammer of History (O Martelo da História). He regularly shares his opinions and political analysis in publications like Jacobin, Brasil de Fato, and Revista Forum. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Associate professor of political science at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, George Avelino. George's research focuses on elections, political parties, political coalitions, comparative politics, democracy, and public policy. In the interview, George discusses in detail the current political climate in Brazil in the lead up to the elections this October. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazil Office, and produced by Camarada Productions.➡️ https://www

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Vânia Penha-Lopes, Professor of Sociology at Bloomfield College, in New Jersey. Vânia is co-chair of the Brazil Seminar at Columbia University (2008-present) and was a member of the executive committee of the Brazilian Studies Association-BRASA (2010-14). A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Penha-Lopes graduated with honors from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (1982). She is also a graduate of New York University, with a Master’s degree in Anthropology (1987) and a Ph.D. in Sociology (1999). As a post-doctoral fellow at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2006-07), she did research on the first graduating class of Brazilian university quota students. In addition to a number of articles, she is the author of the books The Presidential Elections of Trump and Bolsonaro, Whiteness, and the Nation"(2022), Confronting Affirmative Action: University Quota Students and the Quest fo

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Andre Pagliarini professor of History at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and the co-editor of the Washington Brazil Office's weekly "Brazilian Election Bulletin." In addition to writing widely for general audiences in the United States and Brazil in outlets like The Guardian, New Republic, Folha de S. Paulo, and Piauí, Andre is preparing a book manuscript on the contested politics of nationalism in twentieth-century Brazil. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltered,' does just that. This podcast is hosted by James N. Green, Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University and the National Co-Coordinator of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil.Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory, supported by the Washington Brazi

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Jana Silverman about the current state of the Brazilian labor movement. Jana holds a Ph.D. in Labor Economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and is a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the Center for Global Workers’ Rights at Penn State University. She is a Research Fellow at the Washington Brazil Office. In addition, Jana is Co-Chair of the Americas Subcommittee, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) International Committee. Previously, she was Country Programs Director for Brazil of the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center in Sao Paulo from 2012-2020.

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Mauricio Moura, the founder and chief executive officer of IDEIA Big Data and a visiting scholar at George Washington University.

In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Ana Paula Vargas, the Brazil Program Director at Amazon Watch. Ana Paula is a member of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil and Amazon Watch is a partner organization with the Washington Brazil Office.

In this special episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Gladys Mitchell-Walthour about the life and legacy of Marielle Franco and the state of transnational Black activism today. Mitchell-Walthour is Associate Professor of Public Policy & Political Economy in the Department of African & African Diaspora Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She specializes in Afro-Brazilian political behavior, black racial identity, discrimination, affirmative action and Bolsa Familia. She served as president of the Brazil Studies Association (2018-2020) and is currently National Co-Coordinator of the US Network for Democracy in Brazil as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington Brazil OfficeShe is the author of The Politics of Blackness: Racial Identity and Political Behavior in Contemporary Brazil, publish by Cambridge University Press in 2018. Her work has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Latin American Politics & Society; Politics, Gr