Rio Gringa

When the Huffington Post published “8 Reasons Brazilians Totally Count As Latino”

From this week:

• Interview With Meu Rio’s Alessandra Orofino (Rio Gringa)
• Guide: President Barack Obama in Mexico and Costa Rica, co-written (AS/COA Online)
• Weekly Roundup: Obama’s Mexico Stop, Brazil’s Arms Exports, and Argentina’s Teen Vote, co-written (AS/COA Online)

Discovering TweetDeck is getting killed off, only to be replaced with a horribly clunky semi-alternative

When someone challenges me about something Latin America-related, and I back myself up with actual facts

When someone tries to cram too much information in a tweet and abbreviates almost all of the words

When the last paragraph of a news story from a major publication asks readers for their opinions

When Mexico and Brazil face off at the WTO

Via That Cute Site, Color Me Katie

• Rio’s Renaissance: Will Public Works Last? (Rio Gringa)
• Paraguay Aims to Regain Mercosur Membership (AS/COA Online)
• Weekly Roundup: Brazil or Mexico to Head WTO, Venezuela’s Vote Audit, Dilma’s Argentina Trip (co-written, AS/COA Online)
• Explainer: President Barack Obama’s Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica (co-written, AS/COA Online)

When I see the 10th “will-Brazil-be-ready-for-the-mega-events” story appear on my Twitter feed in a single day

When I (rarely) manage to leave the office before 6pm