There are moments when the history of a country shifts in silence. Not in open debate, not through broad dialogue, not in the legitimate exchange of ideas, but in the shadow of decisions that define eras and alter destinies. Brazil lives such a moment...

Late November brings more than a holiday on the calendar. Thanksgiving approaches, and with it comes movement. Highways, airports and cities across the United States fill with families traveling toward warmth, connection and tradition. Soon after, December brings another wave of travel for Christmas,...