revista piauí
The Groundswell (Alessandra Orofino, May 2020)
How an unprecedented mobilization forced the Brazilian government to pay basic income to its poorest citizens in a matter of days.
The World Without the Amazon (João Moreira Salles and Bernardo Esteves, October 2019)
A devastating prediction of the effects of turning rainforest into cattle pasture.
Malaria in Her Sights (Bernardo Esteves, February 2019)
A Brazilian demographer at Harvard hunts for Anopheles in Amazonia.
It’s Not Your Fault (Bruno Carvalho, July 2018)
An interpretation of the fantasies and strategies of Bolsonarism (and Trumpism).
A Crime of Note (Paula Scarpin, January 2017)
How Marcos Matsunaga's murder fell into the public domain.
The Reef That Nobody Saw (Bernardo Esteves, December 2016)
An unexpected ecosystem lies below the murky waters at the mouth of the Amazon.
Post-Trump Journalism (Daniela Pinheiro, December 2016)
Perplexity, self-criticism, and the challenges facing the American press under the new president.
Right Flank, March (Consuelo Dieguez, September 2016)
With an eye on the presidency, Jair Bolsonaro is bringing ultraconservatism to the electoral playing field.
The Wave (Consuelo Dieguez, July 2016)
Reconstructing the tragedy at Mariana, the largest environmental disaster in Brazilian history.
A Stage for Garrincha (Paula Scarpin, May 2016)
A Brazilian hero goes through playwright Robert Wilson's assembly line.
The Hundred Years' War (Bernardo Esteves, April 2016)
Why Brazil can’t manage to defeat Aedes aegypti, the mosquito species mainly responsible for transmitting Zika.
Looking for Leff (Rafael Cariello, January 2016)
The story of how an American economist offered an innovative explanation for Brazil’s backwardness – and then disappeared.
Adrift (Malu Gaspar, November 2015)
Rifts in the command of Petrobras have paralyzed the state-run oil company, which is engulfed in the most serious crisis in its history.
The Coach (Daniel Galera, May 2014)
A profile of the press-averse gaúcho behind the team that would take a drubbing from Germany in the 2014 World Cup.
Risk Contract (Consuelo Dieguez, March 2014)
How did a Brazilian company wind up on the hook for a multi-billion-dollar mining project in the Republic of Guinea?
The Favela and its Moment (Bruno Carvalho, April 2012)
Princeton professor Bruno Carvalho takes a fresh look at the much-maligned communities that dot the hills of Rio de Janeiro, defending them on grounds that range from the environmental to the supernatural.
After the 4-0 (Nuno Ramos, March 2012)
In the wake of Santos F.C.'s humiliating defeat to Barcelona in the final of the World Club Cup, Nuno Ramos reflects on the state of Brazilian football.
The Island Laboratory (João Salles, February 2012)
Amidst the financial crisis sparked in 2008/9, João Salles visited Iceland to report on the unique tack taken by the country in tackling its own economic collapse.
My Pain Doesn't Make the Papers (Nilton Claudino, August 2011)
A photojournalist going undercover in one of Rio's favelas was kidnapped and tortured; while in hiding, he related his experience to piauí.
The President (Daniela Pinheiro, July 2011)
Daniela Pinheiro's revealing profile of then-president of the Brazilian Confederation of Football, Ricardo Teixeira, which immediately preceded his leaving the post.
Artur Has a Problem (João Salles, January 2010)
Profile of Artur Avila, the first Brazilian to win the Fields Medal for his contributions to the field of mathematics.