Tom Phillips
Urbanism
Hello from Belo
Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third-largest city, is experiencing an economic boom. Long overshadowed by Rio and São Paulo, it's now attracting significant national and foreign investment, sparking rapid growth and change.
Business
Rivals for the crown
An oil boom is driving Santos’s remarkable transformation and, as the cash flows in, the port city’s coastal cache and ambitious regeneration means it’s giving drizzly São Paulo a run for its money.
Affairs
Superpower player
Brazil is known for soccer and samba, but its superpower status is moving from hypothesis to reality. We investigate whether global politics will soon be moving to a Latin rhythm.
