Maurício Angelo is an award-winning international freelance investigative journalist and the founder of The Mining Observatory, a Brazilian based investigative journalism Centre established in 2015. Researcher at Sustainable Development Center at the University of Brasília (UnB). He publishes in many media outlets in Brazil and around the world and was the winner of the Excellence in Journalism Award (2019) by Inter American Press Association. Considered one of the Top 3 journalist experts in Ex...
Apr 05, 2023•42 min•Ep. 55
João Roberto Martins Filho is professor emeritus of Political Science at the Federal University of São Carlos with a doctorate in Social Science from the State University of Campinas. He is the author of many classical works, including an English translation of "The Student movement and the military dictatorship" (1987), "The Palace and the Barracks"(1995; 2nd edition, 2019), "The Brazilian Navy in the Age of Battleships - 1895-1910" (2010) and "State Secrets: the British Government and Torture ...
Mar 22, 2023•51 min•Ep. 54
Cecília MacDowell Santos is Professor of Sociology at the University of San Francisco and Researcher at the Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (UC Berkeley) and a Master in Law (University of São Paulo). Her research interests center on laws, policies, and feminist mobilizations to combat violence against women, as well as transnational legal mobilization of human rights. She is the author of Women’s Police Stations: Gender, Violence, and Justice in ...
Mar 08, 2023•53 min•Ep. 53
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Fiona Watson. Fiona is Research and Advocacy Director at Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples' rights. She has been with Survival since 1990 and worked on many campaigns for Indigenous peoples’ rights, notably with the Yanomami, Guarani, and Awá in Brazil. She has visited many Indigenous communities in South America and is a specialist on uncontacted tribes in the Amazon. She carried out fieldwork wi...
Feb 22, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Fernanda Magnotta. Fernanda is a specialist in United States foreign policy. She holds a PhD and a Master's degree from the San Tiago Dantas foreign relations post-graduation program, of a consortium of the State University of São Paulo (Unesp), the State University in Campinas (Unicamp) and the São Paulo Pontificate Catholic University (PUC-SP). Fernanda is also a professor and coordinator of the International Relations cour...
Feb 08, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Celso Amorim. Celso is a professor and professional diplomate. He served as Dilma Rousseff's Minister of Defense (2011-2014) and Lula's Minister of Foreign Relations (2003-2010). Celso also spent time as the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization and was a founding member of the Puebla Group, which brings together leftwing academics and politicians in a worldwide forum. Brazil ...
Nov 29, 2022•54 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Guilherme Casarões. Guilherme is a Senior Researcher at the Brazilian Center of International Relations, a professor at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, and a member of the Observatório da Extrema Direita. His research explores topics related to Brazilian foreign policy, Latin American politics, and the rise of the extreme. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understan...
Oct 31, 2022•50 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Celso Rocha de Barros. Celso is a Sociologist and Political Scientist. Celso is a political columnist for the Folha de São Paulo and the author of "PT, uma história," which comes out October, 2022. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions that aren’t easy to answer. 'Brazil Unfiltere...
Oct 04, 2022•54 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with journalist Fernanda Mena. Fernanda has worked at the Folha de São Paulo for over a decade, both as an editor and as a reporter. Before arriving at the Folha, she worked at Piauí, Fantástico, TV Globo, and UOL. Fernanda is a leading voice in the debate about drug prohibition and the politics of policing. In 2020, she completed her doctorate in International Relations at the University of Sao Paulo. Her dissertation analyzes diff...
Sep 23, 2022•41 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Brian Mier. Brian is a Chicago native who has lived in Brazil for almost 30 years while working as a journalist. Brian is co-editor of the English language publication Brasil Wire and correspondent for Telesur English’s news program, “From the South.” He also edited the book Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil, which came out in 2019. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never bee...
Sep 05, 2022•44 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Rafael Ioris. Rafael is a professor of Latin American history in the history department at the University of Denver and a researcher at the Institute for the Study of the United States in Brazil. You can find Rafael's opinions in multi-media outlets in Brazil and in the U.S. on topics ranging from U.S./Latin America/Brazil relations, Brazilian foreign policy, and U.S. politics. Rafael is a non-resident fellow at the Washington ...
Aug 14, 2022•49 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Marcelle Decothé. Marcelle is the advocacy director at the Instituto Marielle Franco. She is completing a doctorate in sociology at the Fluminense Federal University. Her academic interests include activism, race, favelas, and public security. As a representative of the Instituto Marielle Franco, Marcelle was one of the members of a delegation of 19 Brazilian NGOs that traveled to Washington D.C. in late July 2022. The trip was...
Aug 10, 2022•35 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Márcia Lima. Márcia is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of São Paulo and the coordinator of the Afro Research Center on race, gender, and racial justice at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (AFRO-CEBRAP). In her interview, Márcia offered her insight into the politics of racial inequality, the role played by gender and race in everyday life, the real progress that has been made by affirma...
Jul 24, 2022•48 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Leonardo Avritzer. Leonardo is a Full Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is the author of many books, including Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America, Participatory Institutions in Democratic Brazil, and A inovação democrático no Brasil. He is currently the president of the Brazilian Political Science Association. Since 2018, Leonardo coordinates the Election...
Jul 06, 2022•54 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Edward MacRae. Edward is Professor Emeritus at the Federal University of Bahia in the Department of Anthropology. Edward’s doctoral dissertation and first book, The Construction of Equality: Sexual Identity and Politics in Brazil During the Opening is widely considered to be a one of the founding classics of LGBTQIA+ Studies in Brazil. Edward has also written extensively on public policy regarding drugs and harm reduction. Braz...
Jun 30, 2022•56 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Lilia Schwarcz. Lilia is a professor of Anthropology at Princeton University and the University of São Paulo. She is the author of many books in Portuguese and in English on the history and culture of Brazil. Some of her books available in English include: The Spectacle of Races: Scientists, Institutions, and the Race Question in Brazil, 1870-1930; The Emperor’s Beard: D. Pedro II and His tropical Monarchy in Brazil; Lima Barre...
Jun 27, 2022•50 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks Valério Arcary. Valério is a Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP) and one of the leading public intellectuals active in the Socialism and Liberty Party, or PSOL as it is referred to in Brazil. Valério is an expert on Marxist history and historiography. He is the author of numerous books on the subject, his most recent being, The Hammer of History (O Martelo da História). He regu...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Associate professor of political science at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, George Avelino. George's research focuses on elections, political parties, political coalitions, comparative politics, democracy, and public policy. In the interview, George discusses in detail the current political climate in Brazil in the lead up to the elections this October. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a m...
May 30, 2022•37 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Vânia Penha-Lopes, Professor of Sociology at Bloomfield College, in New Jersey. Vânia is co-chair of the Brazil Seminar at Columbia University (2008-present) and was a member of the executive committee of the Brazilian Studies Association-BRASA (2010-14). A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dr. Penha-Lopes graduated with honors from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (1982). S...
May 16, 2022•47 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Andre Pagliarini professor of History at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and the co-editor of the Washington Brazil Office's weekly "Brazilian Election Bulletin." In addition to writing widely for general audiences in the United States and Brazil in outlets like The Guardian, New Republic, Folha de S. Paulo, and Piauí, Andre is preparing a book manuscript on the contested politics of nationalism in twentieth-century Brazil. ...
May 02, 2022•52 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Jana Silverman about the current state of the Brazilian labor movement. Jana holds a Ph.D. in Labor Economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and is a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the Center for Global Workers’ Rights at Penn State University. She is a Research Fellow at the Washington Brazil Office. In addition, Jana is Co-Chair of the Americas Subcommittee, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) International...
Apr 25, 2022•36 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Mauricio Moura, the founder and chief executive officer of IDEIA Big Data and a visiting scholar at George Washington University.
Apr 11, 2022•42 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Ana Paula Vargas, the Brazil Program Director at Amazon Watch. Ana Paula is a member of the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil and Amazon Watch is a partner organization with the Washington Brazil Office.
Mar 28, 2022•38 min
In this special episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Gladys Mitchell-Walthour about the life and legacy of Marielle Franco and the state of transnational Black activism today. Mitchell-Walthour is Associate Professor of Public Policy & Political Economy in the Department of African & African Diaspora Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She specializes in Afro-Brazilian political behavior, black racial identity, discrimination, affirmative action and ...
Mar 13, 2022•37 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Gregório Duvivier, Gregório is an actor, comedian, and writer. He is the host of the weekly HBO show, Greg News, and one of the creators of the youtube channel Porta dos Fundos. Gregório is also an ambassador for the Washington Brazil Office. Brazil is going through turbulent times. There’s never been a more important moment to understand Brazil’s politics, society, and culture. To go beyond the headlines, and to ask questions ...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with David Nemer, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, a Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center and Princeton University's Brazil Lab, and a research fellow at the Washington Brazil Office. David's current research explores the problem of online misinformation focused on countries in the Global South. Brazil Unfiltered is part of the Democracy Observatory and is supported by the Washington Brazi...
Feb 13, 2022•48 min
In this special message, Professor James N. Green expresses his gratitude to all of the people who have watched or listened to Brazil Unfiltered this year. With the Brazilian presidential election just around in the corner in 2022, and the seemingly inevitable showdown between Bolsonaro and Lula, we can only imagine what unforeseen circumstances will arise. But, whatever happens, you can rest assured that Brazil Unfiltered will be here to help make sense of it all. See you soon. If you are able ...
Dec 23, 2021•2 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Thiago Amparo. Thiago is a lawyer, scholar, human rights activist, and professor at the Fundação Getúlio Vargas. He has a weekly column in the Folha de São Paulo and hosts the podcast: “Quem ler tanto noticia,” which, since its launch earlier this year, is one of Brazil’s most listened to news podcasts. Thiago is currently living in New York City where he post-doctoral fellow at the NYU law school. Please support us at https://...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James N. Green speaks with Patrícia Campos Mello. Patricia is a renowned journalist currently working at the Folha de São Paulo. She has had a long and rich career that has taken her all over the world. In 2018, Patrícia published a series of articles detailing a possible illegal social media strategy that Bolsonaro was using to influence the presidential election. In the interview, Patrícia discusses what she uncovered in her investigation and much more. If...
Dec 14, 2021•48 min
In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Sérgio Ferreira, Lula's longtime interpreter. In the interview, Sérgio reflects on the decades he spent by Lula's side, as well as his own personal struggle to expose many of the atrocities committed by the Brazilian Military dictatorship, which include the disappearance of his cousin. Since the 1970s, Sérgio has played an important role in supporting human rights in Brazil. He is was central figure in the fight for the politic...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min
