This is the corner of piauí’s website where you can read a selection of articles translated into English – on topics both Brazilian and international – and get a sense for the magazine’s style and voice. Updated periodically.
in English
decolonial issues
Dinosaur fossil Ubirajara returns to Brazil
How a Brazilian fossil smuggled to a German museum and now returned to Brazil became paleontology’s decolonization mascot
Bernardo Estevesannals of law
“Clear the books”
What happened when investigators knocked on the door of one of Brazil's largest law firms
Ana Clara Costaannals of a world gone awry
A note on three presidents, two bombs, and the end of the world
João Moreira Salles
diplomatic affairs
The Silent Partner
Biden wants distance from Bolsonaro – but also wants Brazil aligned against China
Brian Winterbusiness in africa
The Billionaire behind the Vale
Who is the Israeli businessman, involved in an international corruption case, trying to drag the Brazilian mining company into it with him?
Consuelo DieguezThe world without the Amazon
A climate model predicts the effects of turning the forest into cattle pastures: 25% less rain in Brazil and higher temperatures, with “catastrophic” consequences for agriculture and energy production
João Moreira Salles e Bernardo EstevesSix conclusions about a model of the world without the Amazon
The price that Brazil and the world will pay if the forest continues to be cut down so that livestock can graze
Bernardo Esteves e João Moreira Sallesmore stories
The Groundswell
How an unprecedented mobilization forced the Brazilian government to pay basic income to its poorest citizens in a matter of days
The great deception
When the rave is over, the collapse begins in the country hardest hit by the global economic crisis.
The environment as an obstacle
The declared war and the veiled war between the Bolsonaro government and the forces resisting deforestation
Right flank, march
With an eye on the presidency, Jair Bolsonaro is bringing ultraconservatism to the electoral playing field
The guarantor
The rise and controversies of the economist Paulo Guedes, the ultraliberal who has entered into a marriage of convenience with Jair Bolsonaro
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