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Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

The world cup is almost upon us! How similar is international football and international politics? At their roots, these are bodies in which both try to create legal level playing fields, whereby all participants know where the...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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Snowden, the NSA, and Latin America: Beyond the headlines

If you were to read only the headlines of US news covering the controversy surrounding Edward Snowden and the NSA’s surveillance in Latin America over the last two weeks, it would be easy to think that Latin America was a ...

by Anita Chan

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WATCH: A Tribe With A Horrific Secret

First, a few facts about the Suruwahan people. They are an indigenous tribe living outside the confines of Brazilian society. They are self-sufficient, sustaining themselves by hunting. They do not feel the need to wear clo...

by Chez

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A View On “Voluntourism”

Having written about the dangers of short term volunteering, I found myself in Brazil this summer hoping to do precisely that. The proviso was that I made sure to follow my own advice and thoroughly investigate any volunteer o...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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A Beleaguered Beautiful Game

Football is turning increasingly ugly but its defects are merely symptomatic of the wider flaws of a modern capitalist society out of control. Football. A divisive topic at the best of times, an obsession for some and an irri...

by Kishan Koria

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And When The Carnival Is Over…

From Copacabana to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil is a country known for its cultural richness and is a growing international player in the economic field yet still lacks political and social coherence. I used my time in Rio de Ja...

by Catarina Santos

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Just Because My Face Is A Little Different

The natural course of any language shows that some words, more than others, are likely to disappear. An advance in technology or a gradual cultural evolution can trigger the phenomenon. For instance, words such as mongolism or ...

by Daniele Bassi

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WATCH: Taking a Look at Brazil Without Makeup

With both the World Cup and the Olympics looming, all eyes are turning towards Brazil. The Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics showed a bright, diverse, and eager city ready to welcome the world. The video below was created...

by Natasha Lipman

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Brazil Violently Ousts Indigenous Village Ahead of World Cup

Brazilian riot police violently evicted a group of indigenous people from a former museum they had occupied in Rio de Janeiro to make way for 2014 World Cup construction. Baton-wielding police agents stormed the one-time Museum...

by Global Voices

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Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

Snowden, the NSA, and Latin America: Beyond the headlines

WATCH: A Tribe With A Horrific Secret

A View On “Voluntourism”

A Beleaguered Beautiful Game

And When The Carnival Is Over…

Just Because My Face Is A Little Different

WATCH: Taking a Look at Brazil Without Makeup

Brazil Violently Ousts Indigenous Village Ahead of World Cup

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