Stories about Brazil from October, 2010
Brazil: Research and Advances in Renewable Energy Sources
In recent decades, Brazil has received acclaim as a country of clean energy, with alternative and renewable sources playing a major role in the country’s energy mix. The inclusion of these sources, which has been made possible thanks to research conducted by various social players and to the government’s adoption, is being discussed in many Brazilian blogs.
Brazil: Prejudice against atheists
Robson Fernando, in his blog Arauto da Consciência, comments [pt] on an article written by political activist and liberation theologist Frei Betto that argued those who tortured left-wing Brazilian presidential...
Brazil: Abortion debate heats up in presidential runoff
The debate on abortion has taken centre-stage in the runoff of the Brazilian presidential elections, with bloggers concerned it is being used to win votes rather than foster discussion of a contentious issue.
Brazil: first Dilma-Serra debate in presidential runoff
Dilma Rousseff and Jose Serra met in São Paulo yesterday for their first televised debate in the second round of Brazil's presidential elections. Rodrigo Vianna at Escrevinhador [pt] has analysed the...
Brazil: more media censorship
Rogério Tomaz Jr, from the blog Conexão Brasília Maranhão [Connection Brasília Maranhão], comments [pt] on the censorship suffered by psychoanalyst Maria Rita Kehl, fired by the newspaper O Estado de...
Brazil: Discussing the presidential elections
André Egg, from the blog Um Drible nas Certezas [A Dribble in Certainties], posts [pt] a series of links evaluating the outcome of the Brazilian presidential elections.
Brazil: 9 year old victim of “electoral bullying”
Arnóbio Rocha, in his own blog, denounces [pt] what he calls “Electoral Bullying”, an episode in which his 9 year old daughter was attacked by children of about the same...
Brazil: Twitter raises awareness of plight of São Paulo squatters
Around two thousand people, many of whom are slum dwellers who face the threat of eviction, occupied four abandoned buildings in central São Paulo early Monday morning, calling for improved...
Nigeria/Brazil: The Yoruba Institute in Brazil
Jeremy posts a link to the Yorube Institute in Brazil: “The holders of the culture, thousands of miles from home. Perhaps one day, the culture will return home and find...
Brazil: Presidential candidates forced to take sustainability seriously
The last-minute surge by Green Party candidate Marina Silva that pushed Brazil's presidential election into a second round will force the two main rivals, Jose Serra and Dilma Rousseff, to...
Brazil: Presidential elections go to second round, social media step in
A last-minute surge by Green Party candidate Marina Silva has pushed Brazil's presidential election into a second round with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's widely tipped successor, Dilma Rousseff, narrowly missing out on becoming the country’s first female leader.
Brazil: “48 Hours Democracy”
For the first time in history, Brazilian bloggers are gathered for a 48 hours livestream coverage of the electoral voting day in Brazil (starting on October 2 at 9 am...
Brazil: Vintage Posters Featuring Social Media
Are you curious about “how would Youtube look like in the times of our grandparents?” Camila Oliveira shares a set of vintage posters featuring Skype, Facebook and Twitter, by Maxi...
Brazil: Voters Push for Clean Elections via Internet
In this post Global Voices highlights electoral crimes denounced by Brazilian citizens in the preparation of the voting day for the next President, Governors, Deputies and Senators, next October 3.
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