Brazil correspondent for The New York Times. Ex-Reuters in London. Columbia J-School and IWMF alum. https://www.nytimes.com/by/ana-ionovahttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3mqpcoyebbk25It's been a busy few months, but I'm now back on @bsky.app! And here's a taste of what I've been up to: I traveled deep in the Amazon to tell the story of one town, two bulls and endless beef going back over a century. Read my @nytimes.com dispatch from Parintins (free link): bit.ly/4aWGoHs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/world/americas/bull-mascots-red-blue-parintins-brazil.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.71Df.JCSx4O8aTNiR&smid=url-share15 Jul 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpcoyebbk25https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3m4gbeeazbc2oTragic and shocking images in Rio, after the deadliest police crackdown on drug gangs in history. Story in @nytimes.com (free link): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/world/americas/rio-brazil-police-raid-deaths.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU8._fYv.0Rt924koSIgN&smid=url-share30 Oct 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gbeeazbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lynu5obc6s22Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for overseeing a failed coup plot after losing Brazil's last presidential elections. Our story on this landmark ruling, with @jacknicas.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/world/americas/bolsonaro-convicted-coup-attempt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lU8.oERv.XK2t_ELP1Hfy&smid=url-share12 Sep 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynu5obc6s22https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lyg2jk6bms2cIn Brazil, the Supreme Court has began weighing whether to convict Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he tried to stage a coup. Follow our coverage of the trial here: https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/jair-bolsonaro09 Sep 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyg2jk6bms2chttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3ly73ttl2322nAs Brazil's Supreme Court decides the fate of Jair Bolsonaro, the country is bracing for the possibility of more U.S. sanctions targeting justices and banks, sources told me. My latest in @nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/world/americas/bolsonaro-trial-us-brazil-sanctions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j08.XksZ.nWbIBI3bj-iO&smid=url-share06 Sep 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly73ttl2322nhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lxur7q4glc2dToday, Jair Bolsonaro goes on trial on charges that he tried to cling to power after losing Brazil's last election. To piece together the case against him, I combed through dozens of hours of testimony and hundreds of pages of documents. My tale of a failed coup in @nytimes.com bit.ly/45VQViM https://bit.ly/45VQViM02 Sep 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxur7q4glc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lw5sfsmorc22Brazil kept a tight rein on Big Tech. Now, Trump’s 50 percent tariffs could change that. bit.ly/3HifuhF https://bit.ly/3HifuhF11 Aug 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5sfsmorc22https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lshntrwxws25JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, was fined billions for bribing politicians in one of the biggest corruption cases in history. Now, it's trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Some credit President Trump’s era of deal-making for the Brazilian company’s success. bit.ly/4eqTGwu https://bit.ly/4eqTGwu25 Jun 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshntrwxws25https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lr7ftigpw22hElon Musk's Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote places. But Bolivia is shunning it, even as many there are desperate for a better connection. For @nytimes.com, we wrote about why one Latin American country said no thanks to Starlink. bit.ly/43XEMc5 https://bit.ly/43XEMc509 Jun 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7ftigpw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lqvspomthk2mThree years ago today, Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira vanished in a remote stretch of the Amazon. In a new @theguardian.com podcast series, we investigate what happened to them on that final journey, and why. Listen to “Missing in the Amazon” wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/4dQzpQB https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2025/jun/05/missing-in-the-amazon-episode-one-the-disappearance-podcast06 Jun 2025 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvspomthk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lqvspomthk2mThree years ago today, Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira vanished in a remote stretch of the Amazon. In a new @theguardian.com podcast series, we investigate what happened to them on that final journey, and why. Listen to “Missing in the Amazon” wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/4dQzpQB https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2025/jun/05/missing-in-the-amazon-episode-one-the-disappearance-podcast06 Jun 2025 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvspomthk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3llcfgclqok2lJair Bolsonaro will face trial on criminal charges that he plotted a coup after losing the 2022 elections, Brazil's Supreme Court decided. Story in @nytimes.com (free link): bit.ly/3FIlWgD https://bit.ly/3FIlWgD26 Mar 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcfgclqok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lgg4v77i6c26"I'm Still Here" - and Fernanda Torres - are nominated for Oscars! ICYMI, my story in @nytimes.com about the film and the fever it has set off in Brazil (free link): bit.ly/41AO5zk https://bit.ly/41AO5zk23 Jan 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg4v77i6c26https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lfmwvkntx22oPor décadas, o jogo do bicho parecia imbatível. Até a chegada das apostas online, como o Jogo do Tigrinho. Escrevi para o @nytimes.com sobre como essas novas apostas digitais estão ameaçando a contravenção, que faz parte da vida e do imaginário brasileiro há mais de um século. bit.ly/42c8efk https://bit.ly/42c8efk13 Jan 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmwvkntx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lfkkhbsyts22A mafia-run lottery in Brazil seemed invincible. Until Fortune Tiger came along. For the @nytimes.com, I wrote about how digital gambling is spelling trouble for an illegal game that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades. bit.ly/42c8efk https://bit.ly/42c8efk12 Jan 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkkhbsyts22https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lfkkhbsyts22A mafia-run lottery in Brazil seemed invincible. Until Fortune Tiger came along. For the @nytimes.com, I wrote about how digital gambling is spelling trouble for an illegal game that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades. bit.ly/42c8efk https://bit.ly/42c8efk12 Jan 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkkhbsyts22https://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lerk6b7c322iFor the past 10 weeks, I’ve been filling in as interim bureau chief at The New York Times in Brazil. It’s been a wild ride – and an incredible chance to report on some fascinating stories. As a wrap up my stint, I wanted to share some of my work from the last couple of months (free links below).02 Jan 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerk6b7c322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lemkmehmqc2iUnder a highway in Rio de Janeiro, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene in surprising ways. My dispatch for @nytimes.com from Madureira, Rio's home of charme. Read for free: bit.ly/3DC7fuB https://bit.ly/3DC7fuB31 Dec 2024 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemkmehmqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lemkmehmqc2iUnder a highway in Rio de Janeiro, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene in surprising ways. My dispatch for @nytimes.com from Madureira, Rio's home of charme. Read for free: bit.ly/3DC7fuB https://bit.ly/3DC7fuB31 Dec 2024 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemkmehmqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lddtyhkbhk2sDeu no New York Times! Minha matéria sobre dois grandes talentos do cinema brasileiro e "Ainda Estou Aqui," um filme muito especial que tem provocado uma febre, e uma profunda reflexão, no Brasil. Leia (grátis) aqui: bit.ly/3ZRDmyW https://bit.ly/3ZRDmyW15 Dec 2024 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddtyhkbhk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lddtglbycc2sDecades ago, Fernanda Montenegro missed out on an Oscar - and Brazil never forgot the snub. Now, her daughter, Fernanda Torres, could have a chance to win a golden statuette with a role in "I'm Still Here," a film that has sparked deep soul-searching. My story for @nytimes.com bit.ly/41AO5zk https://bit.ly/41AO5zk15 Dec 2024 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddtglbycc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lclkazhxic2mO que 5 milhões de brasileiros têm em comum? Um nome com um passado sombrio. Silva, sobrenome compartilhado por presidentes e estrelas do futebol, já carregou o estigma de suas raízes coloniais. Mas hoje, muitos estão repensando seu legado. Matéria no @nytimes.com bit.ly/3OLzpW4 https://bit.ly/3OLzpW405 Dec 2024 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclkazhxic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lckz74onik2hWhat do Lula, Neymar and 5 million other Brazilians have in common? A last name with ties to a grim past. But Brazil's most popular name, Silva, is now being seen in new ways. My story for @nytimes.com (Gift link) bit.ly/4ghiK8I https://bit.ly/4ghiK8I05 Dec 2024 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckz74onik2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lbkwv3bmss2rForam alguns dias péssimos para a extrema direita do Brasil e seu ídolo, Jair Bolsonaro. Um ato de terrorismo político. Um plano para matar o presidente Lula antes de sua posse. O indiciamento do Bolsonaro e seus aliados por tentativa de golpe de Estado. Matéria no @nytimes.com bit.ly/4952zZZ https://bit.ly/4952zZZ22 Nov 2024 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkwv3bmss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lbkw5jia2c2rIt's been a bad few days for Brazil's far-right and its leader, Jair Bolsonaro. An act of political terrorism. A plan to kill president Lula before he took office in 2022. Accusations that Bolsonaro and his allies plotted to stage a coup. My latest for @nytimes.com (free to read!) bit.ly/4952zZZ https://bit.ly/4952zZZ22 Nov 2024 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkw5jia2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lbitblkwck2fA Policia Federal indiciou o ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro por tentativa de golpe de Estado e organização criminosa. Matéria no @nytimes.com bit.ly/3CDqTGd https://bit.ly/3CDqTGd22 Nov 2024 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbitblkwck2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lbit2hzdks2fBrazilian police have accused former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting to stage a coup and remain in power after losing the 2022 elections to Lula. My latest for @nytimes.com bit.ly/3CDqTGd https://bit.ly/3CDqTGd22 Nov 2024 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbit2hzdks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/anaionova.bsky.social/post/3lb6lxheffc27O presidente dos EUA, Joe Biden, fez hoje uma visita à Amazônia, prometendo mais financiamento para iniciativas ambientais. Mas, seu sucessor, Donald J. Trump, tem sinalizado que pretende seguir outro caminho. Matéria de Manaus, para @nytimes.com nyti.ms/3Czi5B5 https://nyti.ms/3Czi5B517 Nov 2024 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:regsobezzyonvljb3xc3fsoe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6lxheffc27