Stories about Brazil from May, 2006
Riots in Sao Paulo: Prison cells and cell phones
One week has passed since the city of Sao Paulo was paralyzed by gang attacks and the blogosphere in Brazil is wildly spinning the many aspects of this unprecedented confrontation.
Bruna Little Surfer: blog turns into book, call girl turns into writer
Bruna Little Surfer is how she became known, the Brazilian blogger named Rachel Pacheco turned celebrity while posting in her online diary details about her job as a call girl....
Bolivian gas sets Brazilian political debate on fire
The Bolivian president Evo Morales has put president Lula in a difficult position. In a move to fulfill his campaign promise of nationalizing oil and gas in Bolivia, he published...
Brazil raps about transition to digital TV
It is in a year where Brazilians will face a World Cup -- and hot presidential elections -- that the debate about the digital TV implementation is arriving in Brazil....