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 Truth About Trump and Latin America
- Ayudemos a estos chicos
- Let’s Help These Guys
- Why I Believe Lula Will Be a Candidate in October
- These Guys Were Argentina At Its Best
- Estos chicos representaban lo mejor de Argentina
- Procura-se: um presidente brasileiro (sano) que possa acabar com a violência
- Wanted: A (Sane) Brazilian President Who Can Stop the Violence
- On Corruption, They Still Don’t Get It
- Brazil Is Tired. Guess Who Benefits?
- Brazil Is Tired. Guess Who Benefits?
- For Brazil’s Lula, It’s Not Over Yet
- We Need to Talk About Lula
- 3 Winners and Losers From Brazil’s Latest Corruption Revelations
- The Real Reason Brazil’s Government Is Struggling
- Revisiting Brazil’s 2013 Protests: What Did They Really Mean?
- Latin America’s Trump Whisperer
- Brazilian Judge’s Enemies Come Out of the Shadows
- Dealing With Trump: Four Strategies for Latin America
- Old School: What a Hostile Mexico-Trump Relationship Might Look Like