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If we look from the country perspective, is it always an advantage having foreigners? Well, not always. We just have to remember the genocide suffered by indigenous people in all Americas. However, over time, immigrants came to Brazil and helped build a country. Nowadays, the country began to receive both low and high skilled workers, like Haitians and Germans. How are their lives here?

More than ever, many filmes and series on TV portrait women’s work. The American TV shows Homeland and The Good Wife are good examples of that. However, who are the women in real life in Brazil that could change their own lives and others with their work?

Should we blame the people for the welfare state or the state itself? How the Brazilian government is dealing with the elderly  citizens? In this article, we discuss the state role and responsabilites and if a new model of welfare should rise – or not.

It was the 10th injection of anesthesia into my mouth, and I could still feel the dentist’s tools trying to pull my wisdom teeth. Thankfully, by the time the anesthesia was getting in, my wisdom was getting out. To get to this point, I had to wait six months in […]

The following article deals with the topic “Implementing Board Diversity,” which is currently being discussed at the Global Economic Symposium in Rio. The author intends to enrich the discussion at the symposium with her personal stories and ideas. “I was at the panel about New Approaches to Economic Challenges, and there […]