Is Manchester City's Robinho damaged goods?
The kidnap of his mother has scarred Brazilian RobinhoFirst Posted September 2, 2008
Gibby Zobel
is a writer and filmmaker who spends his time in London and Brazil. He is a regular contributor to the BBC world service and Al Jazeera's English language website. He was news editor of The Big Issue from 1998 to 2002 and co-founded the weekly SchNEWS in 1994.
Brazil turns on its uppity dispossessed
Brazil's landless peoples' movement has been too successful for its own good, reports Gibby ZobelFirst Posted August 18, 2008
Brazil's Isabella echoes McCann tragedy
A year after the disappearance of Maddie, Brazil is rapt by a strikingly similar case reports Gibby Zobel from Sao PauloFirst Posted May 1, 2008
The killer mosquito flies into Rio
Gibby Zobel reports from Rio de Janeiro on the deadly virus spreading through the favelasFirst Posted April 15, 2008
Hamilton faces bumpy ride in Brazilian GP
Gibby Zobel assesses the Briton's chances of becoming the first rookie to win motor racing's greatest prizeFirst Posted October 16, 2007
Girls from Brazil step out of sidelines
Success in the World Cup could finally propel Brazil’s female players to stardom, says Gibby ZobelFirst Posted September 27, 2007
Confusion in Portuguese justice
Changes in the penal code have left the law a shamblesFirst Posted September 25, 2007
