The region wants to be not just a battleground, but a protagonist in the burgeoning space economy.
TAKING FLIGHTInitiatives from Brazil, Argentina and Mexico show how the space industry is getting off the ground, although numerous challenges remain.ALCE held its first general assembly in Mexico in February, but faces questions about funding and political buy-in.The company founded in Buenos Aires is pushing competitors to rethink who owns the sky.Amazônia-1, the first satellite entirely designed and operated by Brazil, is part of a larger mission.The national space agency’s satellite program is a rare example of sustained strategic investment.
CulturaThe Hidden History of São Paulo’s “Japanese” NeighborhoodA new book shows how Brazil’s biggest city often literally paved over its Black past.Greek Mythology and Mexican Corridos Collide in a Startling Short Story CollectionDahlia de la Cerda’s latest book takes on what it means to be a woman living through Mexico’s security crisis.Frida and Diego Get New Life in New YorkA collaboration between The Met Opera and The Museum of Modern Art gives the famed Mexican artists a fresh treatment.A New Documentary Chronicles the Decay of Small-Town CubaThe filmmaker returned home to find the town he grew up in disappearing, even as its artists continue to build a legacy.Opera’s Many Faces in Latin AmericaAQ’s music columnist traces the paths of a genre that thrived in Latin America, from its colonial courts and Jesuit missions to its revolutions.
