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
- The Bolsonaros Try to Behave (Kind of. For Now.)
- Latin America’s Decade-Long Hangover
- La larga resaca de América Latina
- A longa ressaca da América Latina
- The Tropical Trump? If He’s Lucky.
- Should Brazil Just Abolish the Vice Presidency?
- Dear Davos, About Bolsonaro…
- Jair Bolsonaro’s Guru
- Por qué Sérgio Moro aceptó el puesto de ministro – y cambió Lava Jato para siempre
- Why Sérgio Moro Took the Job – and Changed Car Wash Forever
- O que esperar de Jair Bolsonaro
- What to Expect from Jair Bolsonaro
- Meet the New Brazil. A Lot Like the Old Brazil.
- Brazil’s Crisis, in Two Sentences or Less
- The Real Iván Duque
- Lula’s NYT Op-Ed: A “Corrected Version”
- It’s a Lula Election in Brazil. Again.
- Brazil, Scared and Leaderless, Looks to the Military
- Lula’s in Jail. Guess Who’s Still Free?
- Brazil 2018: The “Chuchu Popsicle” Makes His Case