For years, many Cubans hoping to leave the island looked to the United States. Now, with legal pathways largely closed, a growing number are heading to Brazil instead.
Catherine Osborn is a writer at Foreign Policy, where she authors the weekly Latin America Brief. Based in Rio de Janeiro, she focuses on regional interest and world news, with particular attention to climate change and environmental issues. Catherine's work has been featured in NPR, WBUR, WAMU 88.5, and The Polycrisis.