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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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The Drama Of A Refugee Town

“There’s certainly no greater pain than losing one’s homeland,” said Euripedes (431 a.c.). In more than 2000 years, history has proved him right countless times. Losing your homeland in most cases, not only strips one f...

by Daniele Bassi

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Brazilian Colonel Found Dead A Month After Confessing To Torture

At the end of March, retired Colonel Paulo Malhães arrived at the building of the Brazilian National Truth Commission (CNV) sitting in a wheelchair and wearing sunglasses. He was about to begin one of the most powerful deposi...

by Fernanda Canofre

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Brazil’s Economic Future: A Snapshot

When my professors were my age they heard that Brazil was the up and coming country; it was the one to invest in and they would watch it grow to unprecedented levels, when I began college it was still the country of the future....

by Robert Marks

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Religious Fundamentalism Is Dominating Brazil’s Presidential Elections

The world’s theocratic states might soon gain a new member as evangelical (Christian) fundamentalism threatens to devolve Brazil back to the dark ages.

by Daniele Bassi

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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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Beyond the World Cup Headlines: Iran’s Lacking Team Spirit, But Brazil’s Favelas Have Plenty

The group stages of the World Cup are largely considered boring affairs in which fans get a glimpse of the more exciting matches to come during the knock-out stage, when every game makes the difference between continuing in the...

by Global Voices

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Brazil: ‘Real Men Don’t Beat Women’

It’s a startling statistic: One in five Brazilian women are likely to suffer from domestic violence. That includes physical, psychological, and emotional abuse as well as marital rape. The aggressor is usually a boyfriend...

by Rami Alhames

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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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And When The Carnival Is Over…

The Drama Of A Refugee Town

Brazilian Colonel Found Dead A Month After Confessing To Torture

Brazil’s Economic Future: A Snapshot

Religious Fundamentalism Is Dominating Brazil’s Presidential Elections

WATCH: A Tribe With A Horrific Secret

Beyond the World Cup Headlines: Iran’s Lacking Team Spirit, But Brazil’s Favelas Have Plenty

Brazil: ‘Real Men Don’t Beat Women’

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

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