A BBC correspondent who spent decades reporting from Brazil and across Latin America is trading fieldwork for a hammock — but not, it turns out, for a fully unmanned newsroom. Here’s why his instincts are the most valuable asset the site has, and why “AI-driven” can mean something much better than “AI-alone.” eyesoneurope There’s something…
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What a Brazilian Plagiarism Scandal Teaches Us About AI and Academic Integrity eyesoneurope In mid-2023, a story out of Brazil went viral for an unexpected reason. It wasn’t about a student caught cheating with ChatGPT. It was the opposite: a professor had used ChatGPT itself to decide that a student’s final paper was AI-generated —…
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eyesonbrasil For 54 straight years, watching the World Cup in Brazil meant watching Globo. The network had aired every tournament since 1970, building a viewing ritual so entrenched it barely registered as a choice. In 2026, that streak ended — not because a rival network finally out-bid Globo, but because a 31-year-old from Rio de…
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How EllaLink Rewired Brazil’s Connection to the World eyesonbrasil Six thousand kilometers beneath the Atlantic, a bundle of glass fibers no thicker than a garden hose is quietly reshaping how Brazilians reach the internet. It has no name most people would recognize, no flashy headquarters, and no consumer-facing app. But EllaLink may be one of…
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The Inauguration That Became a Headache for Brazil’s Government eyesonbrasil Less than 24 hours after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva inaugurated another stretch of Brazil’s long-promised São Francisco River water transposition project, drone footage showing leaks and ruptures in the newly delivered structure was already circulating on social media — reigniting distrust around one…
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How Real Is the Threat? eyesonbrasil Brazil’s diplomatic establishment rarely uses the language it used this week. In a formal response to the Chamber of Deputies, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira put in writing something Brazilian officials have mostly avoided saying out loud: that the United States’ terrorism designation of two Brazilian criminal factions carries a…
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Inside Brazil’s Stunning World Cup Exit eyesonbrasil East Rutherford, New Jersey — For 78 minutes, it looked like another routine step toward the quarterfinals for the five-time champions. Then Erling Haaland happened. Twice. Norway’s 2-1 win over Brazil in the Round of 16 didn’t just end the Seleção’s World Cup — it sent Norway into…
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What Are Brazil’s Real Chances Against Norway? eyesonbrasil Two Instagram clairvoyants called Brazil’s win over Japan. Vó Baiana and Carol Costa Sensitiva now say the Seleção will get past Norway too, on Sunday, in the World Cup’s round of 16. Cards, candles, and instinct point one way. Betting markets, form, and cold statistics happen to…
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Is Brazil Ready for the Ground to Move eyesonbrasil On the night of June 24, 2026, two earthquakes tore through north-central Venezuela within 39 seconds of each other — magnitude 7.2, then 7.5, the strongest the country had recorded in more than a century. Buildings collapsed in Caracas, Valencia, and Chacao. Thousands were injured, and…
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What Belém’s New Data Center Means for Pará eyesonbrasil On the outskirts of Belém, a quiet construction site is about to become one of the most contradictory symbols of Brazil’s new digital economy. Elea Data Centers, in partnership with the energy supplier AXIA, has announced BEL1: the Amazon’s first major data center built for artificial…
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