BRAZIL

Austrian Jewish writer Stefan Zweig called Brazil the “country of the future” in 1941. As Europe sank into Nazism and war, he saw the promise of a better world in Brazil’s wealth and cultural diversity. Eighty-five years later, as the country approaches its October elections, the question remains: Will ...

Racism and “whitening,” immense wealth and favelas, social inequality and the status of women. To what extent do different social classes live within their own “bubble”? Why do such vast inequalities not lead to stronger social resistance and demands for change? And how much has changed under Luiz In...

From Brazil’s Indigenous peoples and the Portuguese conquest of 1500 to the forced transportation of millions of enslaved Africans, independence, and the major waves of immigration: How did Brazil emerge as a multiracial and multicultural nation? The program’s guests are constitutional law expert Dim...

Sotiris Tsoukalas, a businessman of Greek descent born in Brazil who divides his time between Brazil and Greece, joined Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice.” He shared his family’s story, from their move to Brazil in the 1950s to building their own business through hard wo...

Sotiris Tsoukalas, a Greek-Brazilian businessman, spoke about the economic, political, and social situation in Brazil — and in the city of São Paulo in particular — as well as Brazilians’ feelings toward Greeks and the unique way people experience matches of Brazil’s national football team ahead of...

Dr Anastasios Tamis, researcher and emeritus professor of the history of the Greek Diaspora based in Melbourne, Australia, spoke about Labour Day as it is celebrated in Brazil and about several prominent Greeks who migrated there from Constantinople. Among them were Georgios Xylaras, as well as gold...

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Professor Emeritus of the History of the Greek Diaspora from Melbourne, Australia, spoke about notable Greeks of Brazil who migrated there during the Interwar period and in the decades following the Second World War. He was a guest on Voice of Greece radio, on the program...

Ms Panagiota Vasilopoulou, President of the Greek Community in Santos, Brazil, spoke about the current situation in the country of samba and the initiatives she has undertaken to ensure that members of the Community who lack financial means have free access, once a week, to medical, legal and financial...

Stavros Kyriopoulos, President of the Federation of Greek Communities of Brazil, spoke about the event organized by the Greek Community of São Paulo dedicated to the Greek language, with the participation of both children and adults. The event is held on the occasion of World Greek Language Day, celebrated ...

Stavros Kyriopoulos, president of the Federation of Greek Communities of Brazil, speaks on the occasion of Greek Immigrant Day, an official holiday in Brazil, which was celebrated by the Greek Community of São Paulo

The show featured Olympia Dimitrakopoulou and Panagiota Kartali, Greek educators posted at the Greek Language Department in São Paulo, Brazil, in light of the event they organized for Greek Language Day. The two teachers spoke about their 350 students and the 18 Greek language classes for both adults ...

Panagiota Vassilopoulou, who immigrated with her parents to Brazil in the early 1950s at a young age, spoke about her family's history, life in Santos and Brazil in general—particularly the country's vast income and wealth inequalities—and the 250 Greek-origin residents of Santos and the country as ...

Konstantinos Voukelatos, a third-generation Greek and president of the Greek Community of Buenos Aires, discussed the impressions and emotions experienced by those who participated in the three-day events of the Clergy-Laity Assembly of South America, which took place from November 16 to 18 in the Argentine...

Eleni Lianidou, the Ambassador of Greece to Peru, spoke on Voice of Greece and the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis about the Clergy-Laity Assembly of Latin America held recently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the executive committee meeting of the World Tourism...

Stavros Kyriopoulos, President of the Federation of Greek Communities in Brazil, discussed the efforts he made to establish an annual celebration of "Greek Immigrant Day" in the Latin American country. He spoke on Voice of Greece, during the show "Our Global Voice" with Petros Diplas and Dimitris Kontogiannis. Inspired...