There is another side to Brazil’s sun-soaked metropolis. All of Rio’s elected governors in the 21st century have been jailed or impeached on charges related to corruption https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/04/16/rio-de-janeiro-is-a-beautiful-warning-to-the-rest-of-brazil?taid=55b42f88-4621-4b39-885b-502ae17868e7 Photo: Kristin Bethge