How Uruguay held out against South American socialism
Of all the epithets for Latin America, the most frustrating and demoralising must be the ‘forgotten continent’. Latin America is…
Barça’s golden age and its ruling triumvirate
Even against our better judgment we tend to imbue our sporting heroes with characteristics they may not possess. This can…
The vast human cost of the Panama Canal keeps unfolding
There is nothing new about Latin America’s fractious relationship with her northern neighbour. In 1900 the Uruguayan writer José Enrique…
‘Too English, bizarre, and what are the rules again?’: Cricket in Buenos Aires
For most Latin Americans, who are themselves no strangers to sporting eccentricity, cricket remains a baffling proposition. The game is…
Why Juan Villoro is the best football writer you've never heard of
Football, unlike cricket, has for the most part been ill served by its writers. For every Brian Glanville and Ian…
Life in Rio’s most infamous favela — where you have to pay the cops to arrest criminals
When Stefan Zweig first arrived in Rio de Janeiro in 1936, he was overwhelmed not only by the city’s magnificent…
