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Rodrigo de Almeida

Rodrigo de Almeida is a Brazilian political journalist, and a researcher at Núcleo de Estudos do Empresariado, Instituições e Capitalismo (Center of Studies of Entrepreneurial, Institutions and Capitalism / NEIC-Iuperj) in Rio de Janeiro. He was a visiting scholar at the New School for Social Research in New York. He co-edited (with Arthur Ituassu) the book O Brasil tem jeito? (Jorge Zahar, 2006).

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The inspectors of democracy

A number of reports on the state of democracy and freedom around the world promote the notion of a "democratic recession" in the 2000s. Their own methods and conclusions deserve scrutiny, says Rodrigo de Almeida.

Brazil: the shadow of urban war

The corrosive conflict between state-security forces and drug-gangs in Rio de Janeiro will remain a challenge to Brazilian society long after the current Pan American Games have ended, says Rodrigo de Almeida.

Benedict XVI in Brazil: raising the Catholic flag

The shifting religious landscape of Brazil presents a major challenge of policy and empathy to the visiting conservative pope, says Rodrigo de Almeida.