Not much is available in English about current events in Brazil. As someone with family in Brazil, I like to keep up and appreciate this source of Brazilian news.

Good English based news source for Brazil, but too liberal, I wish it had more leftist speakers and analysis

Very clear and balanced reporting

Great podcast covering the latest political and economic happenings in Brazil. Good guests, good questions, straightforward and easy to follow.

One of the best podcasts on Brazilian politics. Super easy to follow.

However the audio volume mix needs work. The volume of the ad segment is often much louder than the episodes and I get blasted by the ad in my car. Please fix the mix to make all the audio the same volume.

I’m a Brasilian-American and appreciate this podcast for keeping me up to date on Brasil’s news. I listen to every new episode! I got excited when I heard Gustavo on the “Today Explained” podcast this morning, covering Brasil’s “January 6th”. Thanks for everything that you do!

Great reporting!

My partner is Brazilian and I am always looking for ways to connect with her culture since we live in the US. This podcast is a great resource with an impressive reach over important happenings in Brazil.

Very biased and one sided when it comes to politics

The best source for Brazilian news in general.

As a US resident who knows little about contemporary Brazil, this is a great and easily digestible show.

Thank you Gustavo and team for your excellent reporting on current events in and around Brazil. I’m a Brit living in New York City with a Brazilian wife, and your podcasts are the best way to keep abreast of what’s happening in her homeland. Your reports are well researched, highly informative, topical, and cover a range of important political, economic and cultural subjects affecting millions of people in Brazil.

As an American political junkie who is married to a Brazilian, this show does an excellent job of breaking things down and hitting the key points going on in Brazilian politics at the moment. Highly recommended!

As a Brazilian-American, this is a great anglophone resource for info about current events and politics in Brasil. Informative, well-reported, and easy to understand, it’s worth your time!

I really enjoy this podcast. I am a Brazilian who lives in the US. With my busy schedule, this is the best way to keep up to date with what’s going on at home! :) obrigada amigos.

I really appreciate the work you do. This podcast helps me to stay informed. I have family in MG and I do not speak Portuguese. Thanks again.

Very interesting. I love hearing about Brazil. I’m from the EUA, but lived in Brazil 1967-69. That was when the Civil Rights movement was going strong at home. I lived in a small town in the northeast of Brazil. There, racial difference seemed to be minimal. Everyone knew each other and worked together. I guess that perhaps the poorest families might have been more black than white, but almost everyone was poor, so it was hardly noticable. I taught in a ginasio that had only been established 3 years before I arrived. Most of my students were ages 12-18, but a few were adults who had never had the opportunity to attend high school. The town had few opportunities for jobs. There were a few shops and the Bank of Brazil, and schools, but no large businesses or industry. I worried that my students would end up running their family farms or shops, but there weren’t enough of those to employ everyone. But, I later discovered that, somehow, almost everyone managed to go to another city to attend a colegio and most went on to university. Whether black or white, they became doctors, lawyers, nurses, teachers, business owners, engineers, social workers, professors...... Three sisters became agronomists. One woman was the 1st to work for the Bank of Brazil. She retired and went to law school. When I lived there, there were some powerful women in government jobs. One was the state Minister of Education, who made some dramatic changes in the elementary educational system. And there were also many blacks I in powerful positions. I saw many families of mixed races, which seemed to help overcome racial divides. In a small town, where the choice of mates is limited, people might be more willing to marry outside of their own race. But when I visited in 2011, in most cities, most of the street vendors were black and those on magazine covers were white. Most of those driving cars were white, those who still had horse or mule-drawn carts were black. I admit I was rather disappointed to see that things in Brazil looked more segregated than I expected after 40+ years had passed. I still love Brazil and it’s culture. As I am rather old now, my next trip there will probably be my last.

I recently arrived from living five months in Brazil, so I was looking for a podcast where they discuss Brazilian politics and social issues to keep me updated. I truly connected with the Brazilian culture and loved learning about it’s history and the people. I love this podcast. It asks critical questions which are significant to help us understand the happenings in Brazilian society. Tô gostando muito sim, agradeço seu trabalho. Parabéns e tudo de bom pra vcs!