Brian Winter
Brian Winter is contributing editor for Americas Quarterly and host of its podcast. The author of several books about Latin American politics and culture, he has been described as “one of the best chroniclers and analysts” of the region by Foreign Affairs. Brian spent a decade living in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico as a journalist before joining the Americas Society and Council of the Americas, where he is the executive vice president. Brian’s books include Why Soccer Matters, a New York Times bestseller he wrote with the Brazilian soccer legend Pelé; The Accidental President of Brazil, co-written with President Fernando Henrique Cardoso; and The Ugliest City You’ll Ever Love, an upcoming book about São Paulo. A graduate of the University of Texas, he speaks Portuguese and Spanish and is a prolific barbecuer and cook. Follow him on social media @BrazilBrian
- Q&A: Panama Canal Authority’s Ricaurte Vásquez Morales
- Trump Always Wanted Tariffs on Mexico
- What Trump Really Wants in Panama
- Quatro tendências que definirão a América Latina em 2025
- Cuatro tendencias que definirán a América Latina en 2025
- Four Trends That Will Define Latin America in 2025
- Q&A: Eduardo Levy Yeyati on a Latin American Centrist Revival
- A Small Miracle of Civility in Chile
- A Consensus-Seeker at the IDB
- Nicolás Maduro Goes “Full Ortega”
- Argentina’s Biggest Challenge
- The Problem-Solving Entrepreneurs in Brazil’s Favelas
- Bolsonaro Seems Finished. Bolsonarismo Lives On.
- Venezuela Stops Pretending. The World Should, Too
- Sebastián Piñera’s Final Lesson
- Ecuador Actually Has a Chance
- The Toxic Politics Around Drugs in Latin America
- Quiet Quitting the War on Drugs
- Javier Milei Races the Clock
