Stories about Brazil from January, 2011
Latin America: Introducing “Multilatinas”
Ben from The Latin Americanist explains: “Multi-latinas are companies that operate across Latin America, primarily with Latin American capital, and that take advantage of their local expertise to find niches and beat international competitors.” He argues that Multilatinas are “one of the most positive developments” among the different agreements Latin...
Brazil: The Second Sex
Niara de Oliveira, at her blog Pimenta com Limão [Pepper with Lemon, pt], honors the memory of the French feminist Simone de Beauvoir, born on January 9, 1908. Niara also shares links to download one of Beauvoir's most famous books, “The Second Sex”.
Brazil: Feminazis and the reaction of the Blogsphere
A controversy erupted in the blogsphere as well as on Twitter, about the term "Feminazi" - the entire discussion began after Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks leader, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two women in Sweden.
Brazil: Open letter urging inclusive policies on culture
In an open letter to President-elect Dilma Roussef and the new Minister of Culture, Ana de Hollanda, Brazilian citizens urge the latter to keep the work from the previous Government concerning inclusive public policies regarding the Internet, digital culture and copyright – “enabling a fertile and innovative environment for cultural...
Lusophone collective conscience and cyberspace
“Lusophony, identity and diversity in the network” [pt] is the title of an article written by the Portuguese researcher Lourdes Macedo (republished in the blog Buala), with reflections on the contribution that “cyberspace may offer to consolidate the collective conscience of a Lusophone community. “
Lusophone Traditions in Malacca
Baragül, a Brazilian blogger, investigates the lusophone influence in Malacca (Malaysia). In this post he argues about some gastronomy traditions shared between Brazil, Portugal and East Timor that are also present in the former Portuguese Colony.
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