Latest posts by Paula Góes 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 be the key word – we can not just sit down and complain to the walls about getting a better...
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 in between the doomed times which sometimes the lives of Africans are, mow the lawn, plant roses, fill holes and...
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 agenda was given by the Minister Joao Baptista Kussumua, at the UN headquarters, New York. “You only need to look...
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 on the comments section: “Let's get all testimonies together and compose a big letter to be delivered to the authorities...
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, has someone seen a single reference to this work in our press?”. The blog also recommends this interview with Daniele...
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 be populated, articles will be published, new bloggers will begin their journey in this project, that has what it takes...
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 the poor – have turned to e-commerce more than those in classes A and B. “Cheers to democratization, access and...
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 them nowadays, are clear examples of what our press and our leaders understand of democracy and human rights: subordination and...
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 nice to share it here at the blog. Maybe other people will make their own portrait of Angola and have...
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 Díli's admistration's job to look after the city's cleaning and that he has also forgotten that he has not done...
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 human rights to good governance”. Vital Moreira [pt] analyses the outcome of the summit between the European Union and African...
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 see the bright side of it. Because nobody will stop watching good movies and a lot more people have started...
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 of this publication, some other bloggers in Portugal were celebrating a victory: the day on which a beer company gave...
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 summit that will gather the 7-nation European Union and the 53-member African Union this Saturday in Lisbon at O Insubmisso...
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 nobody does anything to get the situation changed. This appeal may be the beginning of a process of change, it...
