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Sophia Winston
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Sophia Winston is a Spanish and Urban Studies major at the University of Pittsburgh, she is also pursuing a certificate in Latin American Studies and a minor in Portuguese. She has spent a semester abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is currently a senior.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 11:45 0

A couple weeks ago I talked about the new trade and foreign direct investment deals...

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 12:30 0

Democrats have always been more willing to push immigration reform than their...

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 15:15 0

China’s recent mini economic collapse this past summer caused mayhem not only within its borders but thousands of miles away in many Latin American countries. Ever since the early 2000s China has...

Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 15:45 0

On September 28th, 2015, world leaders met at the UN Headquarters in New York to discuss, among other issues, the mass migration of Syrian and Middle Eastern refugees to Europe. The...

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 16:45 0

On September 16th, 2015, Chile was hit, yet again, by a strong earthquake. The 8.3 magnitude quake was centered in the northern region of Coquimbo, 285 miles north of the capital and...

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 13:15 0

The Brazilian Congress returns to work this week after a recess and faces news that the industrial sector has fallen yet again. Congress has been pushing the...

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 13:15 0

On August 15, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry, was the first US secretary of state to visit Cuba in 70 years. His visit marks the historic end of sour...

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 11:15 0

Recently, Brazil has been going through some tough economic times due to the huge Petrobras money laundering scandal and the inefficiency of Dilma’s...

Monday, March 23, 2015 - 15:15 0

In Brazil, March 15th marks the end of the dictatorial era of Brazil, but this past March 15th marked a different and equally as important date in history; this...

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 16:45 0

São Paulo has been going through an extreme drought and water shortage, one that started at the beginning of the summer season and doesn’t seem to be...

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