Episode
Why Did Brazil Never Make It?
- Podcast
- The David McWilliams Podcast
- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2104
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Summary
The country of the future has been stuck in the future for 100 years. We dig into Brazil's wild economic story; slavery, the secret "whitening" immigration policy that sent millions of Italians south, and why Brazilian football carries the weight of a whole nation's identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.