Stories about Portuguese from December, 2007
Cape Verde: Enough of mugging – III
Another update on the problem of muggings in Cape Verde (talked about here and here), Pedrabika [pt] has hosted a live blog debate on the situation: “PARTICIPATION, this seem to...
Mozambique: Enchanted by Inhambane and its people
Jorge Rosmaninho [pt] publishes many pictures and an account of his visit to Inhambane, according to him the most beautiful and well kept of the Mozambican cities. “Simple folks, who...
Angola: Worried about children welfare?
Orlando Castro [pt] casts doubt on the Angolan government discourse about its engagement in the protection and promotion of children welfare. The assurance that this was in the national political...
Cape Verde: Enough of mugging – II
Updating us on the problem of muggings in Cape Verde, Pedrabika [pt] compiles a list of blogs that have been discussing the issue and invites readers to tell their stories...
NATO's Secret Armies
Idelber [pt] reviews a book by historian Daniele Ganser, ‘NATO's Secret Armies: Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe’ and wonders: “Among countless books reviews from conservative Americans Think Tanks,...
Burkina Faso: What Causes Corruption?
Babilown posts a video [Fr] where the head of an NGO in Ouagadougou describes corruption in Burkina Faso and its causes, while another discusses the situation in Brazil.
Brasil: Magazine made by bloggers is live
After 10 months’ work, Rafael Reinehr [pt] announces OPS – the e-magazine written by bloggers – is now live: “The fun has just begun. In the coming weeks, sections will...
Brazil: Lower socio-economic classes and e-commerce
MLOG [pt] comments on a recent research showing that, in Sao Paulo, consumers in classes C, D and E – the middle class, the working poor and the poorest of...
Kadafi and Mugabe: Democracy and Human Rights
Página Um [pt] translates an article about how the mainstream media views on Kadafi and Mugabe have changed over the years: “Kadafi and Mugabe, and the way that media present...
Angola: Portrait of an Angolan woman back home
Desabafos Angolanos [pt] publishes a letter from an Angolan woman who has come back home after many years living in Portugal. “After reading her e-mail, I thought it would be...
East Timor: The dirtiest city
Timor Online [pt] comments on a piece of news in which East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta labelled his capital the dirtiest city in the world. “Ramos-Horta forgets that it is...
Africa: A balance of the summit
“Despite the bad auguries predicted by many, the conference was held. In spite of the bad foreboding of cynics, none of subjects was a taboo, from Zimbabwe to Darfur, from...
Brazil: On winning YouTube short film contest
Rodrigo Savazoni [pt] takes the opportunity of a Brazilian short film winning the YouTube Project:Direct to talk about the changes brought by new technologies to movie making: “I can only...
Lusosphere: Are you hetero?
Earlier this week, Global Voices published an article about an advertising campaign in Guatemala which had raised a few eyebrows among local bloggers. More or less at the same time...
Out of Africa
“Africa needs not only better leaders, human rights, respect for others. It needs a freer Europe, to be more respected by the West and… globalization”. David Dinis talks about the...
Brazil: Shocking image of a cruel reality
PE Body Count published today a very shocking picture that illustrates one of the cruelest Brazilian realities. “Think about it”.
Cape Verde: Enough of mugging
Pedrabika [pt] discusses the high rate of mugging in Cape Verde and invites everyone to react, starting with attending to a rally this Friday, December 14: “We all talk but...
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