Urariano Mota

Urariano Mota is a Brazilian writer, journalist, and chronicler of Brazil’s culture, people, and politics. Mota is the author of the novels "Soledad no Recife," "O Filho Renegado de Deus," and "A Mais Longa Duração da Juventude." He writes a column for the Communist Party of Brazil website Vermelho and collaborates with Prosa, Poesia, e Arte. His most recent novel is "Never-Ending Youth," translated by Peter Lownds, and published in the U.S. by International Publishers of New York.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Urariano Mota

Culture

New British documentary ‘Shoot to Kill’ asks, But who is the terrorist?
November 13, 2024 By Urariano Mota
“Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.” They accused their enemies of precisely what the empire’s soldiers were doing,...
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En español

El golpe de 1964 continúa en las escuelas militares de Brasil
April 2, 2024 By Urariano Mota

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World

The 1964 coup continues in Brazil’s military schools
April 2, 2024 By Urariano Mota
Perhaps a better headline would be “The teaching of false history in Brazil's military schools.”
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News

Miguel Otávio, 5, victim of the legacy of slavery in Brazil
October 5, 2023 By Urariano Mota

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Culture

‘Open Your Window,’ from the newly published Brazilian novel ‘Never-Ending Youth’
July 12, 2022 By Urariano Mota
People’s World readers are invited to enjoy a chapter from the recently published novel "Never-Ending Youth," about the young generation's resistance against the Brazilian military régime in the early 1970s.
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Culture

ICYMI: May 5 was the World Day of the Portuguese Language and Marx
May 18, 2022 By Urariano Mota
May 5 was the World Day of the Portuguese Language and the anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth. So I am left with this difficult impasse: between the two fundamentals, what to do?
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Culture

Paulo Freire, world educator, on his centennial—with a bonus Freire poem
September 22, 2021 By Urariano Mota
Because he is so admired outside of Brazil, Paulo Freire is sometimes revered for the wrong reasons.
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World

First of April: A 13-year-old witnesses the 1964 Brazilian military coup
April 5, 2021 By Urariano Mota
Celso Marconi, the longest-lived cinema critic in the world, recently commented on his Facebook page: “After 1964, the 1st of April ceased to be a playful day [in Brazil]. Sad.”
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