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Life After Kirchner

The death of former president leaves power vacuum in Argentina.

Politics

Dilma's Dilemmas: On the Road to Re-election

With the first round of Presidential elections in Brazil coming up October 5th, how have World Cup protests and the recent death of opposition Socialist candidate Eduardo Campos on the 13th August affected Dilma Rousseff’s re-…

Favourite Quotes from our Favourite Latinos...

Sofia Vergara, Mitt Romney, Dilma Rouseff, Carlos Tevez and George Lopez among the gaffers this week.

Society

Cheap Frills Better than No Frills for Argy women

In post-crisis Argentina, middle class women have been forced to lower their lingerie standards.

Human Rights, Politics

Brazil: Transport is not a Commodity

Ali Rocha & Nayana Fernandez report from Sao Paolo on the series of mass protests against hikes in public transport fares.

Human Rights

Colombia: Will the people say Yes to peace?

With the entire final agreement finally signed in Havana, the peace accords must now be submitted to a national referendum on October 2. The outcome remains uncertain. Gwen Burnyeat is a British anthropologist and writer, who has…

This Latino Week

Avianca files for bankruptcy, Chile creates Corona smell test, Bolivian protests, Venezuelan mercenaries arrested, Mexican sanitising tunnels and Aventura steals the Bud Light show.

Politics

The Change in the Latino Vote

Once thought of as natural Republicans, Barack Obama captured the hearts of Latinos in the last US election. But the words 'American Dream' are no longer enough, they want help to achieve it. In the run up to the 2012…

This Latino Week

Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, Coronavirus restrictions lifted in Rio and Sao Paulo, Cuba Denounces US Blockade, Colombia extends national lockdown, Change in Dominican Republic as opposition wins…

This Latino Week

Copper Price Surges, Colombian Night March Against Army Abuse, Bank of England blocking release of Venezuelan gold, Argentina and Brazil crops threatened by locust, Adebayor leaves Paraguayan club and The Wasp Network now on…

The President and the Miners

Chilean president enjoys his moment in the spotlight after rescuing ‘the 33’. But beneath the media coverage he is in danger of burying some more complex issues.

Politics

The Iraq Inquiry Needs this Brazilian!

Few people know that José Bustani was one of the single biggest obstacles to Tony Blair and George Bush’s plans for regime change in Iraq. He had to be got rid of. For the first time the recent Brazilian Ambassador to Britain…

Politics

The Young Face of the Old PRI?

Now the PRI have been given a second chance by the Mexican public, after its 71-year authoritarian rule, are they proving to be the same old dinosaurs?

Colombia's Plebiscite: Catharsis in Writing

Colombians in the UK blog to express their hope, sadness and determination to keep peace alive

Human Rights, Politics

Santos proposes peace as framework for investment, but trade must be accompanied by human rights

Attending a formal banquet with President Santos’ as part of his official State visit to the UK, leading Colombian human rights lawyer Reinaldo Villalba highlights the importance of human rights protection in light of President…

Lonesome George - The death of a subspecies

The very last of his subspecies, the Pinta Island resident passed away at the estimated age of a hundred.

This Latino Week

Brazil's Bolsonaro, School's out in Chile, Maduro and Putin chat, Riot police in Lima and Gloria Stefan's new Covid-19 tune

Haitian Thinking Girls in Search of School

A group of Haitian nuns are launching a revolutionary post-disaster reconstruction project

Would Oil be a Blessing or a Burden? The Cubans Sure as Hell Want to Find Out...

With speculation in the air and a Chinese drilling rig poised off its coast, Hugh O'Shaughnessy visits the island and talks to Ricardo Alarcón, president of the Cuban Parliament, about the country's hopes and fears.

This Latino Week

GDP to fall, Cuba sends more help, Brazil's indigenous fears, Christ the Redeemer tribute, Ronaldinho released and Bolivar now available on Netflix.

Maracujá, the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and the March of Folly

When tempers run high in Brazil - as they are over the clamour for Dilma's Impeachment - ask for passion fruit juice to calm the nerves. And so it was done in Congress' special session on the matter, where the Attorney…

Culture, Society

Culture and Resilience - What is Being Latino?

Latino – where does the term come from? Do you feel it represents who you are? Do you dislike it? Are there many ways of being Latino/a/x? In a world full of contradictions, where the Black Lives Matter Movement has global reach…