Edgar Maciel

Edgar Maciel is a multimedia journalist based in São Paulo. He is an editor for a Brazilian TV channel and also an international correspondent, writing for national and international publications on politics, economy and society.

His most memorable paycheck: “The first one I received as a journalist in São Paulo. I’m from Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, and I moved to this giant city in 2013. With this salary I was able to pay the rent on my first apartment where I lived alone.”