A longtime correspondent for Newsweek, Mac Margolis has traveled extensively in Brazil and Latin America. He has contributed to The Economist, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor, and is the author of The Last New World: The Conquest of the Amazon Frontier.
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Nicaragua’s President Accused of Sex Abuse by His Stepdaughter
Mac Margolis on the most lurid scandal in Latin America, involving strongman Ortega. MORE
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A Dictator Behind Bars
This time, Efrain Rios Montt’s war will be fought from a prison cell. MORE
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Atlantis Discovered?
Mac Margolis on the intriguing find made by geologists off the coast of Brazil. MORE
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Guatemala’s Trial of the Century
Mac Margolis on the trial of former Guatemalan president Rios Montt on charges of genocide. MORE
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Fisticuffs in Parliament!
Mac Margolis on the brawl in Venezuela’s Parliament that left politicians with broken bones. MORE
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The Queen of the Cowboys
As one of Brazil’s biggest landowners, Kátia Abreu rides a horse to work and never shuns a fight. MORE
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Maids and Masters
No one has more domestic servants than the Brazilians.... MORE
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Razor-Thin Win
Nicolás Maduro eked out the Venezuelan presidential election by 235,000 votes. By Mac Margolis. MORE
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Bitterly Divided, Venezuela Votes
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Was Pablo Neruda Poisoned?
The Nobel laureate's remains are being tested for poison.... MORE
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The Drive Through Hell
Mac Margolis on the Brazilian nightmare endured by an American student, gang-raped in Rio. MORE
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Coming Clean on the Dirty War
What the former Guatemalan strongman’s genocide trial means for Latin America. By Mac Margolis. MORE
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Doctor Suspected of Mass Murder
Mac Margolis on the female doctor on trial for killing patients in Brazil. MORE
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A Holy Book
A pope and a rabbi begin a conversation ... MORE
