Tagged With: Obama

The Meaning of Barack in Brazil

Posted on 21 February, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo A few weeks before I arrived in Brazil, Francisco and I watched a fantastic short documentary, “The Obama Samba*.” From the synopsis of the documentary: “At least eight candidates across [Brazil] have chosen to identify themselves with the U.S. presidential hopeful. Using names that sound like welterweight champions, there … Continue reading »

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Guantanamo: The Guided Tour

Posted on 28 January, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo As President Obama makes good on his promise to close Guantanamo’s detention facility, there’s no better time to help the world understand a bit more about Guantanamo. To that end, I agreed to an interview with Steven Roll of the Latin American travel blog, Travelojos, which you can read … Continue reading »

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Hope, Change, and Yes, We Can… in St. Kitts

Posted on 14 January, 2009 by Julie Schwietert Collazo

Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo I’ve been in St. Kitts this week, a country about which I knew little before I arrived. The trip has fit another piece into the postcolonial puzzle that I’m sure I’ll spend the rest of my life putting together and working to understand. St. Kitts, a tiny country (68 … Continue reading »