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Terrence McCoy

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil Correspondent at The Washington Post

Bruno’s dad and Rio de Janeiro Bureau Chief @WashingtonPost. I get to wear flip flops most of the time.

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  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Terrence McCoy |Marina Dias

    In Brazil, a familiar question: Is the president too old to run again? (washingtonpost.com) In Brazil, a familiar question: Is the president too old to run again? By Terrence McCoy; Marina Dias 2025061408005600 BRASÍLIA — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is worried about his legs.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Terrence McCoy |Marina Dias

    Brazilian comedian sentenced to 8 years in prison for ‘bigoted’ jokes (washingtonpost.com) Brazilian comedian sentenced to 8 years in prison for ‘bigoted’ jokes By Terrence McCoy; Marina Dias 2025060708003200 RIO DE JANEIRO — Standing before the audience in a red shirt emblazoned with the words "HA HA," the comedian warned the audience that he wasn't going to hold back.

  • 2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Terrence McCoy |Marina Dias

    If I told you there’s a country with more than 1,000 robots for every 10,000 workers—and another with barely more than 100 per, which would you guess …

  • 3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Terrence McCoy |Marina Dias

    POTÉ, Brazil — Elioni Gonçalves awoke with a feeling of dread. Her first thought was of her 2-year-old daughter, Manu. Manu is American. She was born Emanuelly Borges Santos in a Fort Lauderdale hospital in September 2022. But in February, she was taken into custody in Florida alongside her mother andfather, both of whom were undocumented, and placed on a deportation flight toBrazil, where the family has been plunged into a bureaucratic morass.

  • 4 weeks ago | postguam.com | Terrence McCoy |Marina Dias

    POTÉ, Brazil - Elioni Gonçalves awoke with a feeling of dread. Her first thought was of her 2-year-old daughter, Manu. Manu is American. She was born Emanuelly Borges Santos in a Fort Lauderdale hospital in September 2022. But in February, she was taken into custody in Florida alongside her mother and father, both of whom were undocumented, and placed on a deportation flight to Brazil, where the family has been plunged into a bureaucratic morass.

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Terrence McCoy
Terrence McCoy @terrence_mccoy
28 Feb 25

NEW: As Trump vows to eliminate birthright citizenship, we go inside the obscure "birth tourism" industry sending what could be thousands of women every year into the U.S. to birth to their children and secure for them U.S. citizenship. https://t.co/7V9pO16AV8

Terrence McCoy
Terrence McCoy @terrence_mccoy
5 Nov 24

RT @eilperin: Brazil police say they've solved the murder of @washingtonpost contributor Dom Phillips & Indigenous rights activist Bruno Pe…

Terrence McCoy
Terrence McCoy @terrence_mccoy
5 Nov 24

In 2022, my friend Dom Phillips was murdered and his body dismembered in a shocking act of violence that still haunt all who knew him. Police now say they have finally solved who killed him and Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira and why. It was revenge. https://t.co/GK3djxxU6V