Countries once forced together by colonialism and the slave trade, now find connections in cultural entrepreneurship and the Portuguese language. Small independent film-makers have a role in promoting African and Brazilian culture for their contemporary value, not as tourist clichés. Graham Douglas Mario Patrocinio and his brother Pedro’s […]
Latin America
Juan Arcos Tuitza: “We need a person who takes the helm”
He was once an illegal immigrant. He is informal and warm-hearted, but reticent on the subject of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. His style is different. He considers himself a revolutionary. Noelia Ceballos Terrén For the last four months, Ecuadoreans in London have had a new face as […]
The price of food is not for the poor in Latin America
In Latin America the high cost of food has a strong social impact, which amongst other things, is shown by greater poverty and destitution. Lourdes Pérez Navarro The price index for food of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) continued to rise in 2013 […]
Dámaso, your name is Mambo!
He would have been 97 years of age a few days ago, and although he was not a protagonist in his own land, he is remembered in Cuba for his undeniable contribution to popular music. Wilfredo Alayón Even now, musical experts argue about the creator of the […]
Manuel Galich: Word vs. oppression
His ability to teach history to the student in such an enjoyable way through the use of fine irony, humor and profuse anecdotes were some of the features that defined the character of the Guatemalan intellectual. Randy Saborit Mora He was baptized as The Voice of the Guatemalan […]













