Stories about Brazil from November, 2007
Brazil: Morality, homophobia, ethics or hipocrisy?
After a popular tour throughout the country, everything was ready for the opening of the photo exhibition Heróis (Heroes) by Luiz Garrido, in Brasília, capital of Brazil. This time, the 24 black and white pictures of famous Brazilians were to be shown at the Chamber of Deputies, as part of...
Brazil: The Internet Governance Forum and the USA dominance
Gizmodo on the Internet Governance Forum 2007 that takes place in Rio de Janeiro, from 12 through 15 November. The international meeting is meant to cover topics including spam, free speech and cheaper access to the Internet. “However, it seems that American dominance in the governing of the Internet is...
Brazil: 70th anniversary of the military coup
Lúcia Hipólito [pt] amasses dozens of comments in a post to remember the anniversary the Brazilian coup d'etat: “In November 10, 1937, exactly 70 years ago, the President Getúlio Vargas, came to power via a coup d'etat, supported by the Army, and established in Brazil one of the saddest chapters...
Brazil: 5 years old boy dressed as Spiderman saves baby
Rachel Glickhouse, from Adventures of a Gringa in Rio, brings a piece of news that happened in Santa Catarina, state in the south of Brazil: “5-year old boy named Riquelme (named after an Argentine soccer player), rescued a one-year old girl from a terrible fire in a neighboring home, while...
Brazil: From a Venezuelan point of view
Daniel, from Venezuela News and Views, takes advantage of the announcement by Petrobras that Brazil has found a new oil field of high quality to analyze why Brazil is now the country where people are lining up to invest in, and concludes: “That oil find might be the last nail...
Brazil: African myth told by Brazilians in a Japanese cartoon
Cynthia Santos has a piece of advice for film buffs in her Brazilian Cauldron: do not miss the First Brazilian Film Week that takes place from November 15th through 18th in Washington DC, all free. She is particularly curious about the short film Yansan, “Can you imagine an African myth...
Brazil: Books at bus stops
“You know that feeling when you’re waiting at a bus stop and you just wish you had something to read?”, The Spectacled Bear discovers the Books at Bus Stops project in Brasília, capital of Brazil. It is a very simple idea: a stall at the bus stops where anyone can...
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