Antônio Sampaio

Antônio Sampaio is a Research Associate for Security and Development at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), where he analyzes urban armed violence and Latin American politics.
Articles by Antônio Sampaio
A woman and children walk past an armored vehicle in Rio de Janeiro on March 7, 2018.
A woman and children walk past an armored vehicle in Rio de Janeiro on March 7, 2018.

Brazilian Organized Crime Is All Grown Up
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Ryan C. Berg, Antônio Sampaio
Rebel fighters pose with an Islamic State group flag as they advance on February 20, 2017, towards the city of Al-Bab, some 30 kilometres from the Syrian city of Aleppo. (NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)
Rebel fighters pose with an Islamic State group flag as they advance on February 20, 2017, towards the city of Al-Bab, some 30 kilometres from the Syrian city of Aleppo. (NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

The New Frontlines Are in the Slums
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Antônio Sampaio
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GettyImages-522053964 crop

How Brazil’s Left Destroyed Itself
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Antônio Sampaio
NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images
NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images

The Political Hangover from Brazil’s World Cup Defeat
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Antônio Sampaio
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