Shannon Sims

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Shannon Sims

Shannon Sims

@shannongsims

Freelance journalist @nytimes @newyorker et al. Enjoys covering Brazil, Texas, hurricanes, travel. Priors @business, @UTexasLaw. Italian, Portuguese & Spanish.

Houston, Texasshannongsims.comIngressou em maio de 2026
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Shannon Sims@shannongsims·5 de ago.
As impossible as it is to imagine anyone beating GOAT Simone Biles, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade just did it. Congratulations, Rebeca, a gold that’s worth so much more
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·5 de nov.
Marília was the Brazilian celebrity I most wanted to meet by far. She helped flip country music’s machismo tropes in Brazil & give women’s perspective a voice via the new “feminejo” genre. When I met Maiara & Maraisa, her partners in feminejo, we spoke mostly of Marilia’s…
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·5 de nov.
If you don’t know Marília Mendonca, I’d describe her as a kind of country Adele, a singer who achieves golden vocals seemingly effortlessly. She’s known for kindness like Dolly Parton. Her shows are Beyonce in scale. & her death shakes Brazil like how Amy Winehouse’s hit the…
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·16 de mai.
Ok Brazil could use a laugh so I’m posting this 3-part video series of what happened when I went apartment hunting in Rio de Janeiro for weeks and finally found a great place, with just a *few* little problemas.🤣 Enjoy
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·13 de mai.
The Brazilian real is close to hitting 6 to the dollar and I kind of can’t believe it. I remember when it was 2, and I’m honestly not all that old.
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·28 de abr.
Random Monday night in Brazil: - a process to investigate Brazil’s president for serious crimes was initiated - a black female doctor won Big Brother Brazil I’m not sure which matters more
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·13 de abr.
Moraes Moreira, composer of the greatest Brazilian music album of all time according to Rolling Stone (& me), died today. I invite you to jam out on Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos in his honor. It is truly spectacular. 🙌This track in particular gets me👉 youtu.be/WWfseMcAUZY
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·2 de mar.
Hey guess what, mom! I got a job! Like an official job with a badge and stuff! 🤓🙌 Excited to announce I am joining Bloomberg as Economy & Government Editor for Latin America. I’ll be based in Brasília☀️, but first working in Houston for a few months. I’m super excited! Yay…
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·12 de fev.
Every female journalist knows a stereotype that is virtually never true: that we trade sex for information. Unfortunately, that same false stereotype is being used to attack a great Brazilian journalist, @camposmello, & is endorsed by the Brazilian president’s son. Cansadah
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·6 de fev.
Bolsonaro (again) on Facebook live showing himself watching Trump speak on TV. Real question: Have other presidents done this? Promote themselves watching a different president speak? I can’t stop watching and I want to write a 5000-word philosophy-inspired think piece on it.
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·5 de fev.
Message from a Brazilian follower: “Could you explain in a way a Brazilian could understand how the US electoral college works beginning, for example, with the Iowa caucuses?” I’m sorry I can’t. Because, as you might have noticed, it doesn’t work. 🤦‍♀️
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·18 de nov.
Just got off a one hour phone call with Azul Airlines and realized that whenever a Brazilian begins a sentence with the rhetorical question “O que acontece”, it’s never good news that follows.
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·1 de nov.
Trump cancels the government’s subscriptions to major newspapers in the US. Exactly one week later, Bolsonaro does the same in Brazil.
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·29 de out.
Wow. Just, wow. Bolsonaro is in Saudi Arabia to promote business relations. The Brazilian female journalists who followed him there are wearing abayas. When they asked a question about business, he answered, "How wonderful. You all are prettier this way, you know?" Retweet.
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·20 de ago.
🌎Just a little alert to the world: the sky randomly turned dark today in São Paulo, and meteorologists believe it’s smoke from the fires burning *thousands* of kilometers away, in Rondônia or Paraguay. Imagine how much has to be burning to create that much smoke(!). SOS🌎
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·19 de jun.
I love how many responses you all have given me. 😻 I have a follow up question. If you were to vote for Brazil’s President in 2020 and these were the choices, who would you choose?
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·23 de mai.
Last night I dreamt I showed up late to a lecture on artisan beer brewing. I slipped in the back row and sat down. Brazil ex-prez Dilma Rousseff was seated next to me. She whispered to me in the dark (in English), “I’m super excited to learn about brewing IPAs at home.”
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·16 de mai.
Ranking of my favorite Brazilian foods, even though no one asked: 😋 1. Moqueca capixaba c/ banana 2. Acerola 3. Molho caseiro de pimenta malagueta 4. Camarão na moranga 5. Mangaba 6. Vatapá 7. Queijo coalho 8. Canjica 9. Tapioca gourmetizada 10. Torta de limão 11. Pão de alho
Shannon Sims@shannongsims·24 de mar.
One of the best things Brazil has given me = amazing Sunday morning soundtrack🌞 I highly recommend listening to these bands to get your Sunday started *so beautifully*👇 - Raça Negra - Eddie (Banda Eddie on #spotify) - Céu - Otto - Dona Ivone Lara - Djavan - Tiê - Baiana System