Border official charged over cleaning lady Dec 6, 2008
An affidavit alleges that the immigrant was one of three Brazilian women -- all said to have been in the United States illegally -- whom Henderson paid to clean her condominium in Salem, Massachusetts. Customs employees had been advised in a memo not to employ illegal immigrants as domestic help, the affidavit says, and a fellow employee, to whom Henderson had recommended one of the women, learned that the woman was in the country illegally. (CNN -- US)
Cape Verde: Urban Crime, Violence Multiplies Dec 2, 2008
Justice Minister Morais said the growing phenomenon of street gangs, locally called "thugs", is due in part to Brazilian and US television shows that depict urban gangs, which Cape Verdean youths imitate - down to the dress, speech and graffiti. Praia resident Pericles Barros, 53, told IRIN he has lived in the capital for the last 27 years, and has never seen comparable rates of violence and crime. (allAfrica.com)
The mercenary factory Dec 1, 2008
Legionnaires with aiguillettes, or braids, dangling from their starched uniforms pack bar stools next to scantily clad women from Brazilian cities like Macap and Bel ... The course offers a window into the culture of the legion, long dominated by Germans who flooded its ranks after World War II. Now, enlistees from former Soviet bloc countries constitute most of the legion's 7,700 men (no women can join), with the number of Latin Americans, particularly Colombians and Brazilians, rising fast. (International Herald Tribune)
The best of the (local) web Nov 30, 2008
The site, a project of the Center on Media and Society at UMass-Boston that's led by journalism pros, features more specialized takes on news you might have read elsewhere, such as when a Brazilian house painter was shot by police on Cape Cod in July, and brings less-publicized topics to a much wider audience. You'll find media diversity of a wholly different type at , the local strain of a worldwide network of 200-plus sites dedicated to "the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate... (Boston Globe)
Bollywood sex siren Mallika thrilled to be in Malaysia again Nov 30, 2008
Meanwhile, the Best Film award went the Brazilian movie Alices House. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment: Brazil is One of the Fastest Growing Markets Nov 28, 2008
LONDON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brazilian Industrial Water & Wastewater Treatment market is by far one of the most dynamic and the fastest growing regional markets ... 00 p.m. GMT to provide industry participants with an overview of the Brazilian Industrial Water & Wastewater Treatment Market ... This in turn has driven the demand for water reuse and recycling solutions as well as UASB systems that consume less energy and actually generate energy from wastewater," observes Fredrick Royan,... (PR Newswire)
Reality bites the world Nov 28, 2008
The miner has been buying up Brazilian iron ore assets under the leadership of its American-born chief executive, Cynthia Carroll, and has a majority stake in the South African producer Kumba. That, combined with the divested BHP-Rio assets, would make it a substantial player. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Berlin museum shows off antique gods Nov 28, 2008
The collection languished in storage in the Pergamon's basement until 2004 when FAAP, a Brazilian culture and education foundation, offered to contribute 380,000 toward restoration of the pieces in return for a yearlong loan to exhibit them in Sao Paulo. Now back in Berlin, "Return of the Gods" runs through July 5, 2009. (North County Times)
Sharing world views through exchange students' eyes Nov 26, 2008
Alvarez noted that only a handful of people he's spoken with know where Ecuador is, and he has been confused with being Brazilian, which makes these presentations even more valuable. Alvarez hoped to remind citizens that there are more Americans that just in the United States. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Cosmetic Surgery in Brazil Nov 24, 2008
Brazilian beauties are all the buzz. The body to fit the Brazilian bikini is now on the market ... Celebrities including Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida have had procedures in Brazil as far back as the 60 s. The notorious surgeon, Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, educated in Cincinnati Ohio, based in Rio de Janeiro, has achieved celebrity status himself, idolized by Brazilians in sambas and personified in Brazilian novellas, or soap operas. (Suite101.com)
* Book Review: The missionary proposition Nov 23, 2008
In 1977, Daniel Everett took his young family to live with the Pirahas, a small and remote tribe in the Brazilian interior with one of the least understood languages in the world. Supported by a missionary organization with the slightly misleading title of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, his aim was to learn Piraha so that he could translate the Bible. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Husband's foreign deals may pose issue for Clinton Nov 21, 2008
This year, Brazilian labor inspectors found what they called "degrading" living conditions for sugar cane workers employed by an ethanol company in which Bill Clinton invested. In the Senate, Clinton was an outspoken critic of a proposed deal under which a Dubai company planned to buy a British business that helped run six major U.S. ports. (guardian.co.uk)
Cinema in paradise Nov 20, 2008
The Brazilian state of Amazonas hosted its own film festival this month in an attempt to draw tourists and deepen their experience ... Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, is not a beautiful city. (Globe and Mail)
What's Bad for Petrobras Is Bad for Brazil: Alexandre Marinis Nov 19, 2008
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The shares of Brazilian oil company , or Petrobras, have tumbled 62 percent since May ... To put it mildly, Petrobras is the ultimate barometer of Brazilian economic health ... The slump in oil revenue also will figure in the plans of Brazilian President da Silva, who in 2007 opened his second term in office by announcing the Program to Accelerate Growth, or PAC, a series of investment projects aimed at improving Brazil's infrastructure and boosting its economic growth... (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
DOMINATE: GOOGLE and Europe at odds over privacy... Nov 17, 2008
In an interview in Zurich, Mattos, a Brazilian who was educated in Germany and spent 15 years at International Business Machines before moving to Google in 2007, said Google's Street View would be applied in Switzerland and Germany "at some point." But he declined to say when that might be. "Google is committed to making sure the data of its users is well-protected and not misused," Mattos said. (The Drudge Report)
Dont worry you can keep your nose in the trough, Sir Ian Nov 16, 2008
(I don t mean shooting that innocent Brazilian man, I mean the racial discrimination stuff. Shouldn t we know, one way or another, what the truth of the Ghaffur/Blair case really is before we are asked to delve into our wallets once again. (Times Online)
Father, I hardly knew you Nov 15, 2008
Last month, he was in Spain to collect the new Don Quixote prize, awarded jointly to Fuentes and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva. Fuentes rereads Don Quixote every year and believes that Cervantes was one of the few writers ever to create a compelling fictional character who is also a good person: "My characters are rather nasty, most of them.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dell Co-Presenting Sponsor of Music & Interview TV Series 'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...' Nov 12, 2008
Acclaimed New York band Forro in the Dark plays an updated style of the early 20th Century Brazilian dance music called forro. The band supplements traditional instrumentation with electric guitars, flutes, modern percussion and other contemporary instruments, capturing the immediate, pleasure-craving core of forro for modern audiences. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The price of our oil addiction Nov 11, 2008
In 2007, the vast new Tupi field in Brazilian coastal waters was discovered in 200 meters of water below a massive layer of salt in hugely inhospitable geological conditions. One test well cost more than $250 million to drill. (CNN)
Higuaín hits 4 but is quickly matched by Eto'o Nov 9, 2008
Wenger's crime, it would seem, has been to transform Arsenal from the most defensive team in England to one that almost does not know how to defend, so obsessed is Wenger with creating the rhythm of what Brazilians christened The Beautiful Game ... Rafael da Silva, a Brazilian teenager being groomed by United, scored the late goal but Arsenal survived a nervy last six minutes to win. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
• Idaho State heads into season with optimism Nov 8, 2008
Felix Caspari, a Brazilian who played at Eastern Utah JC, and Deividas Busma, a 7-foot center from Lithuania _ via Western Nebraska Community College _ should significantly help the Bengals frontline. "We are in a totally different position than we have been in the last two seasons," O'Brien said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Braga adjusts to U.S. Nov 7, 2008
" Lion teammate Vincent Salvatico believes the team benefits from having a player with such a background in their sport. "I know [Brazilians] have a lot more flair and dribbling and that's kind of benefited us in the sense that we get to see a different style and kind of prepare for the more technical aspect of it," the junior forward said. Such tactics eventually earned Braga a spot on the under-17 Rio de Janeiro team, something he accredits to his success with the Barra da Tijuca Futebol... (Daily Collegian, PA)
Bloggers' challenge: Name one law you would enact, abolish or change. Nov 7, 2008
"No I didn't. The Mexican illegal occupiers did. Do we have an illegal Canadian occupier problem? Illegal Haitian problem? Illegal Brazilian problem?The topic at hand is illegal occupation and if you removed all the illegals from Mexico from the equation, we'd have nothing much to talk about here.I knew this would be fun. ". CV-guy wrote on Nov 7, 2008 12:27 AM:" Bluto: Well, you are going to have to discuss that with Barrak Obama. He already said what he plans to do and I have no doubt that is... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
BBC round-up Nov 6, 2008
Brazil is also keen to see a "level playing field" in which to sell its goods and there may well be anxiety if a Barack Obama presidency turns out to be more protectionist than that of John McCain, who had, for example, pledged to lift tariffs on Brazilian ethanol. While it seems Brazil's emotional side may enjoy the symbolism of Barack Obama's election, its leaders will also carefully watch to see if the new president engages more with Latin America than his predecessor. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
15,000 motorbikes Nov 5, 2008
On Brazilian frontier, motorbikes rule the roads - International Herald Tribune ... On Brazilian frontier, motorbikes rule the roads ... The open border with Leticia, Colombia, allows Brazilians to buy Japanese-made motorbikes there for about $2,000, half of what they cost in Brazil. (International Herald Tribune)
Brazilian banks announce merger Nov 4, 2008
Page last updated at 14:06 GMT, Monday, 3 November 2008. Itau and Unibanco are two of Brazil's biggest banks. (BBC News -- Americas)
Lewis win watched by 13.1m fans Nov 4, 2008
Hamilton finished the Brazilian Grand Prix in fifth position ... Hamilton finished the Brazilian Grand Prix in fifth place and won the championship overall. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Remember 2004? It ain't over. Nov 4, 2008
He also promises to end the tariff currently imposed on ethanol from sugar cane, which has protected the American corn ethanol industry from an influx of cheaper Brazilian fuel. Mr. Obama, on the other hand, supports ethanol subsidies as part of his wider energy plan, a fact that has garnered him support among growers, but makes some greens uncomfortable. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Black presidents we have known Nov 3, 2008
In 1926, a Brazilian children's author named Monteiro Lobato had to look far into the future -- the year 2228, to be exact -- to imagine an African-American president. In Lobato's obscure, half-prescient novel, "O Presidente Negro (The Black President)," a politician named Jim Roy, leader of the Black Association party, actually succeeds in claiming America's highest office, only to be undone by a coalition between the incumbent white president and a white feminist named Evelyn Astor. (Salon)
NY high school offers skateboarding as gym class Nov 2, 2008
The district also offers yoga classes at some schools as well as the Brazilian martial art capoeira (cap-oo-WAY'--rah) at Lehman High School in the Bronx. One Department of Education official says there has been a shift from the usual fare of basketball or volleyball to "an overall culture of fitness.". (New York Post)
McCain, the battle-scarred warrior, fights on Nov 1, 2008
He'd romanced a Brazilian fashion model in Rio. He'd married a beautiful divorcee, adopted the former model's two boys and had a daughter with her. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Should Hawaii Rewrite Its Constitution — Again? Nov 1, 2008
"" FREUD DE MELO, A 73-YEAR-OLD BRAZILIAN MAN on suffering from taphephobia, the fear of being buried alive. To cope with his phobia, de Melo built a personal burial chapel with built-in microphones so that he can alert the outside if he gets buried alive. (Time.com)
Art for a forgotten faith Oct 29, 2008
There are lots of circles in the show, from James Lee Byars's large gilded-brass "Halo" (1985) to "Haloes," a bracelet-shaped floor sculpture of circular fluorescent lights by the Brazilian artist Marcos Reis Peixoto, who goes by the name Marepe. David Hammons's wheel-shaped sculpture made from wine bottles speaks as much about cycles of compulsion as of elevation. (International Herald Tribune)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: FEATURE: Trio seeks to spark soccer fever Oct 28, 2008
I HAVE A DREAM: Three former Brazilian professional soccer players say hard work and help from the government and the corporate sector could make Taiwan a soccer state By Shelley Shan STAFF REPORTER Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008, Page 4. To Brazilian Claudio Roberto Lopes, or Toddy, coming to Taiwan and being a soccer coach was not a difficult decision to make ... Lopes arrived earlier this year with three other Brazilian coaches at the invitation of the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA),... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Modern motifs, with echoes of Brazil Oct 28, 2008
Standing in a back exhibition space at James Cohan Gallery in Chelsea, the Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes sounded like a rigorous Constructivist as she discussed her four latest paintings, which were propped against the walls ... There are arabesques, roses and doily patterns, borrowed from Brazilian Baroque, colonial and folk art; flowers and plants inspired by the city's botanical garden, which is next door to her studio; and thick wavy stripes a nod to the undulating Op Art-inspired mosaic... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Favela filmmaking Oct 25, 2008
Film factbook: Brazilian cinema - CNN.com ... Film factbook: Brazilian cinema ... "The Screening Room's lowdown on Brazilian cinema today Everything you need to know about the country's cinematic renaissance The directors and actors behind the upsurge in Brazilian film Plus, the films that have been wowing audiences and critics around the world By Marco Woldt For CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- In the minds of many, the words "Brazil" and "culture" conjure up images of beach footballers and dancers... (CNN -- International)
Film factbook: Brazilian cinema Oct 23, 2008
"The Screening Room's lowdown on Brazilian cinema today Everything you need to know about the country's cinematic renaissance The directors and actors behind the upsurge in Brazilian film Plus, the films that have been wowing audiences and critics around the world By Marco Woldt For CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- In the minds of many, the words "Brazil" and "culture" conjure up images of beach footballers and dancers in vivid carnival costumes. Filmmaking and cinema on the other hand, haven't... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Palin, Boortz chat Oct 18, 2008
I m Brazilian, so I don t think you re talking about me(LOL). By MIT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Contemporary dance, historical daring at fest Oct 17, 2008
"Takin' It to the Streets" spans everything from Brazilian copoeira martial arts movement to break dance and structured choreography to the music of composer Antonin Vivaldi. Briley-Strand's one-woman show looks back to an earlier time when freedom required a perilous journey along the Underground Railroad, focusing on Tubman, a former slave who led more than 300 other slaves to emancipation. (NJ.com -- Times)
Consignment Sales Rise as Economy Falls Oct 15, 2008
Inside were carefully wrapped Chinese ceramics and Brazilian sculptures set with semi-precious stones that she hoped to consign. "I was laid off in December," Magro said. (Washington Post -- Technology)
You review: Gomorrah Oct 14, 2008
Most note the movie's neo-realist leanings, and there is the odd comparison to Fernando Meirelles' City of God, the Brazilian film which examined life in the ghettos of Rio De Janeiro. "While it will fail spectacularly for those expecting a GoodFellas-style expos of Neapolitan thug life, it has an under-the-skin quality that makes for an outstanding drama,". (guardian.co.uk)
Bubble of debt fouls the world game, too Oct 13, 2008
So, by virtue of his millions, a Spanish property developer became chairman of Real Madrid and, on a vanity trip, acquired a team of "galacticos", including Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, and Ronaldo (the tubby Brazilian one). Liverpool and Manchester United, meanwhile, were taken over or partially bought by American businessmen using a private-equity type model: borrowing to buy the club, and then loading up the clubs with the debt. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Credit Crunch Threatens U.K. Art Fairs, $183 Million Auctions, Dealers Say Oct 13, 2008
One's mood has to be positive, but Frieze will be tough,'' said the London dealer , who will be launching a new limited-edition book by the Brazilian artist at the fair. In May, a painting by Milhazes fetched a record $1 million with fees at Sotheby's New York, according to. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Starbucks should open coffee shops in libraries say ministers Oct 11, 2008
The Brazilian striker says he might team up with fellow countryman Robinho at. Controversial guerilla artist Banksy's latest exhibition called "The Village... Angelina Jolie, 33, beams contentedly as she breastfeeds one of her newborn... Capello will play Wayne Rooney, Emile Heskey and Theo Walcott in attack... Manchester City have given notice of their incredible financial muscle with a... Don't be surprised if the X Factor judges appear more vexed than usual tomorrow. Ten of the funniest, most... (Mirror.co.uk)
Back on the road Oct 11, 2008
The Brazilian director has helped lead a resurgence in Latin American cinema ... LONDON, England (CNN) -- When Brazilian director Walter Salles films a movie, the journey is often more interesting than the final destination. (CNN -- International)
Religion vs. spirituality in Indonesian literature Oct 11, 2008
Eko loves Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, author of the best-selling novel The Alchemist. She has just finished another of his novels, Brida. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Oct 8, 2008
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio (Lula) da Silva, called the 90s "a decade of despair" because of the application of "a perverse model that wrongly separated the economic from the social, put stability against growth and separated responsibility from justice.". Mr Da Silva arrived in Monterrey in the wake of his country's tit-for-tat response to new US security measures for foreign visitors. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
About Herald.com | Oct 6, 2008
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Brazil holds Colombia 'drug lord' Oct 5, 2008
Brazilian police have arrested a man alleged to be one of Colombia's most wanted traffickers, officials say ... Brazilian federal police said Mr Ramirez Abadia's arrest followed a two-year investigation into a Colombian drug trafficking gang that sent huge amounts of cocaine to the US and Europe and laundered the proceeds by buying up property in Brazil ... He was detained during a dawn raid on a luxury flat in the town of Aldeia da Serra as part of an operation across six Brazilian states, a... (Yahoo News -- Colombia)
Blindness: Rests uneasily between art and thriller Oct 5, 2008
Then the doctor (Mark Ruffalo) is stricken with the same blindness, as is the car thief, a man with an eye patch waiting in the doctor's office (Danny Glover) and another patient, a girl with dark glasses (Brazilian actor Alice Braga). Before you can say suspension of civil rights, they are all herded, by government dictate, into quarantine in a former mental asylum. (Toronto Star)
Salma Hayek, James Earl Jones, Tina Turner Oct 4, 2008
Also honored were a British psychologist who found that foods that sound better taste better; a group of researchers who discovered that exotic dancers make more money when they are at peak fertility; and a pair of Brazilian archaeologists who studied the effects of armadillos' digging at archaeological sites. And a Duke University behavioral economist, Dan Ariely, won an Ig Nobel for his study that found more expensive fake medicines work better than cheaper fake medicines. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Yo-Yo Ma's new album takes spiritual journey Oct 3, 2008
"Like Appalachian music or Brazilian or tango or the Silk Road, we were going to faraway regions. But then there are other things that join us together. And one of them is this seeking of the experience of joy in different places. And so in a way it's like creating a party that brings all my friends together from the different parts of life." ... The 16th-century melody re-emerges time after time, played in a variety of styles by artists such as the Brazilian guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad,... (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
For women, too much body hair can hurt Oct 3, 2008
Im getting it on my underarms, arms, hands, chest, stomach, Brazilian, legs, face, neck and back ... While our mothers and grandmothers only had to worry about shaving their legs and their underarms, women today are lining up for hair-blasting lasers and Brazilian waxes like brides outside of Filenes, undergoing excruciatingly painful and pricey procedures in order to join the ever-increasing hairless hordes. (MSNBC -- Health)
Subtract a divide Oct 3, 2008
59% of Brazilians have never accessed the internet or used a computer ... "Last year's figures showed that 59% of Brazilians have never accessed the internet or used a computer," said Rodrigo Assumpcao, head of a committee that advises President Lula's government on what they call 'digital inclusion ... He feels that the class divide within Brazilian society is to blame for the technological divide. (BBC News -- Technology)
Top 50 spots Oct 3, 2008
Yet Beleza is a groovy Brazilian joint, too, with mod zebra wood tables, drop lighting and a 150-square-foot wall with hydroponic tropical plants sprouting from it that in addition to looking like something out of a Roger Vadim film also oxygenate the air ... The most Brazilian thing about Beleza (which means beauty in Portuguese) is the bar ... OK, so Beleza is a restaurant with exquisite culinary cocktails, flavorful natural foods and a Brazilian accent. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Film review: 'Blindness' Oct 3, 2008
Meirelles (a Brazilian filmmaker whose previous features include "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener") sometimes seems overly enamored of arresting images, manipulating light, color and composition at the expense of emotional or narrative clarity. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
The Amazonian tribe that hid from the rest of the world -- until now Oct 3, 2008
Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru in this photo distributed by Survival International ... Mr Meirelles, who works for FUNAI, the Brazilian government's Indian affairs department, said they first encountered the group on a morning flight earlier this month and saw dozens of people dotted around a clearing with two communal huts ... Meanwhile, evidence of the destruction of the forest... (Yahoo News -- Anthropology and Archaeology)
Dragon Boat Festival celebrated home and abroad Oct 3, 2008
Brazilian girls wearing chi-paos (a Chinese style close-fitting dress with a slit skirt) pose by the Barra Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 28, 2006. A local Chinese society, together with some Brazilian Chinese culture clubs, celebrated on Sunday the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 31 this year. (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
Professor to address educational aspirations of Puerto Rican girls, women living in Chicago Sep 24, 2008
She had little knowledge of Puerto Rico, but had minored in Latino studies and had studied the philosophies of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, whose ideas influenced the center. Soon, she met the women and learned their many and various reasons for leaving high school early, including dissatisfaction with the public school system, lack of child care and a strong family identity that at times placed motherhood over education. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Ululations for Obama across the globe Sep 23, 2008
Obama is so popular in Brazil that no fewer than six Brazilian politicians now standing for election have adopted his name in the hope of improving their chances of victory. Obama's popularity abroad, however, has done nothing to improve his prospects in the US. It could even be a negative. (Asia Times Online)
Missionaries accuse Brazil of allowing infanticide Sep 23, 2008
The missionaries, associated with the U.S.-based group Youth With A Mission, say the Brazilian government is turning a blind eye to the killing of babies born with birth defects, many of which are treatable by western medicine. Brazilian government officials say the missionaries are exaggerating and exploiting the issue to justify their attempts to convert Indians to Christianity, destroying ancient civilizations in the process ... The fight has spilled into American churches and Brazilian... (USA Today)
To 9/21: WorldFest in Avondale Sep 20, 2008
Or at least it will be in the Southwest Valley this weekend as Avondale hosts WorldFest, a celebration of diverse cultures that brings Middle Eastern henna artists and Brazilian capoeira dance and martial-arts demonstrations together into an ethnic melting pot at several venues throughout Avondale. Here are some of the cultures you can discover this weekend. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Great autumn airfares to hot global beach spots Sep 19, 2008
American Airlines is launching service to a handful of new Brazilian destinations in early November including the beach hotspots of Recife, known as the Venice of Brazil," and lined by white-sand beaches, as well as Salvador, which boasts miles of pristine coastline. Travel is valid November 2, 2008 through May 28, 2009 from major U.S. cities. This sale ends December 2; tickets must be booked 14 days in advance of travel. While fall might mark Central Americas rainy season, it also brings... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Aerial images prove existence of remote Amazon tribe Sep 19, 2008
Members of an unknown Amazon basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru ... The Brazilian government has a policy of not contacting the few tribes which are untouched by the outside world and whose way of life has apparently changed little in thousands of years ... She welcomed the Brazilian policy of not contacting groups and attempting to demarcate lands to prevent unrestrained land-grabbing. (Yahoo News -- Anthropology and Archaeology)
Jackie Chan takes on Timor's karate kids Sep 18, 2008
Gangs in the Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro control the favela shantytowns and mete out their own justice ... In November 2006, a Brazilian missionary was killed by gang members near a hospital in Dili. (Asia Times Online)
