Travis Waldron

I'm a journalist who covers Brazil and Latin America, U.S. politics, sports and everything else. 

Bloomberg.com •

Bolsonaro’s Shadow Looms Over a Revamp of the Brazilian Right

The fiery Brazilian right-wing movement ignited by Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 ascent to the presidency is seeking a rebrand. A year after Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed the capital in a bid to overturn his election defeat, members of his inner circle are trying to chart a more moderate path toward municipal contests in October, as they attempt to broaden their appeal ahead of a 2026 presidential race in which their standard-bearer can’t take part.
HuffPost •

'Every Day, A New 7-1': How Brazil's Worst World Cup Loss Became A National Meme

Four years later, on the eve of its Round of 16 match against Mexico, Brazil is once again among the favorites to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Since that awful night in Belo Horizonte, Brazil has won an Olympic gold medal and briefly regained FIFA’s top overall ranking. It has lost just once in the two years that the current manager, Tite, has been in charge. Brazil won two of its first three matches in Russia; now, the Brazilians are just four wins away from an unprecedented sixth World Cu...