Mauricio Savarese

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Mauricio Savarese has been a journalist since 2003, and holds an MA in Interactive Journalism from the City University London. A former reporter for Reuters, Yahoo! and Brazil news websites UOL and Globo.com, he blogs on Latin American affairs. He has covered two Olympic Games, presidential elections in Brazil and abroad, a papal conclave and general news stories. He spent three years as a correspondent, half of this time in Brasilia on political stories and the other half in London. He has contributed to RT since the June protests in Brazil, both in English and Spanish. He is also a partner in The Conteudo, a web content agency in Sao Paulo, and a freelance journalist specializing in politics and sport.

Neck & neck Brazil presidential race casts doubts on Mercosur, BRICS Opinion
About a year ago everyone expected an easy ride for President Dilma Rousseff in her reelection campaign. Now, in the final week of Brazil’s election season, she is technically tied with opposition’s Aécio Neves.
Oct 21, 2014 09:33
Religion and gay rights take center stage in Brazil elections Opinion
Three weeks ago the 2014 Brazilian presidential elections were set to be the most boring ever.
Sep 4, 2014 14:47
Brazil elections: Rousseff still the favorite, but Silva’s nomination casts doubts Opinion
It was all set for this to be the most boring presidential elections in Brazil since 1989. But the protests in June last year made it all a bit more difficult to foresee.
Aug 22, 2014 15:09
Final countdown to the World Cup in Brazil: 100 days in the fast lane Opinion
Four stadia and their surroundings, airport terminals, roads, IT networks, service updates… Brazil has had seven years to organize their World Cup, but the last frenetic 100 days till kick off on June 12 has anything but the feel of final preparations.
Mar 5, 2014 14:56
Brazilians tired of taking to the streets ahead of World Cup Opinion
Fears that a tense World Cup will take place amid demonstrations of millions of Brazilians and heavy security operations by an unreliable police force, after the fuss of the last few months, may not materialize.
Feb 26, 2014 14:14
Racism in football racks up new victim: Latin America Opinion
When Brazilian midfielder, Tinga, moved to Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in 2006, his biggest worry wasn’t the harsh winters in Europe.
Feb 21, 2014 14:49
Venezuela’s Maduro left alone to deal with protests Opinion
As a wave of protests grips Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro is suspiciously left without any support for his policies from other Latin American nations.
Feb 17, 2014 11:50
South America’s difficult year might be a prelude to a decisive 2014 Opinion
Protests, instability in leadership and doubts in the economy: it hasn’t been an easy year in South America.
Jan 5, 2014 09:41
Protests fail to stop Mexico’s oil reform, but leftists gain ground Opinion
About 75 years ago, iconic Mexican president Lazaro Cardenas nationalized the oil industry in a move that caused shockwaves above the River Grande.
Dec 17, 2013 09:01
World Cup 2014: Why Brazilian footballers are fighting back, and getting political Opinion
The massive wave of protests that shook Brazil this June during the Confederations Cup football matches has surprisingly come onto the pitch.
Oct 23, 2013 10:21

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