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POPSAnalysis of Sean Goldman Case Once again Riogringa has made some outstanding commentary, this time on the Sean Goldman case making its way painstakingly through the Brazilian court system. Especially appropriate is the Elian Gonzales comparison.
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POPSBrazil Gets an Auspicious Visitor ...and not everybody is happy. In fact, it would appear that very few people are happy. Check out the variety of groups that have mobilized to protest his arrival, as listed in the last paragraph. If anybody can be less popular that George W. Bush down here, it is Ahmadinajad.
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POPSBrazilian Attends Own Funeral A "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity if there ever was one. I would LOVE to have seen the look on the faces of the gathered family and friends.
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POPSAmerican Boy Kidnapped by Mother in Brazil I love my adopted country. This, however, gives Brazil a self-inflicted black eye. It illustrates everything that is wrong with the "justice" system here. Brazilians have no idea this is going on.
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POPSSigh Come ON people! You are supposed to learn in elementary school that Brazil, Latin America's LARGEST COUNTRY, speaks PORTUGUESE, not Spanish. Remember studying the Papal Line of Demarcation, Vasco da Gama, etc. etc. etc? If we put salary caps on executives, can we also put travel restrictions on Hollywood stars so they don't embarrass us abroad?
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POPSVacejada--Rodeo Brazilian Style I took this video the other day. The object is to catch the calf by the tail while riding full speed on horseback, and flip him over. It's not as easy as it sounds.
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POPSSuperInteressante The popular Brazilian magazine SuperInteressante has made all of it's back issues available online...for free. I think it just got more popular.
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POPSChico Bento A couple panels from my favorite Maurício character, Chico Bento--including the classic mispronunciation of "problema". The neat thing about Maruícios work is that I know people with the characteristics that he puts in his creations. They represent a nice cross-section of Brazilian culture.
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POPSMaricio de Sousa creates Japanese Character I love de Sousa's work. I learned Portuguese reading Monica, Cebolinha, and Cascão--althought my all-time favorite character is Chico Bento. His work gave me some good insights into Brazilian culture as well.
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POPSThe Brazilian Orkut Rule This is true to a point...but Brazilians also seem to get into a technological rut. Hence they are still using Orkut and MSN when both of these "services" are pretty much on the junk heap of their respective sectors in the rest of the world. Another example is the continued use of pirated Microsoft Windows OS's, when perfectly good and cheaper (or free) alternatives are quite available.
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POPSSave the Amazon...Kick out the Missionaries? This kind of yellow-journalism is unfortunately very prevalent here in Brazil. I find it amazing that the author engages in classic post-modern thought (the tribal religions are just as valid as Christianity) and then accuses the missionary of being a "post-modern Messiah". It is possible to buy into this guy's screed until you realize that what he is calling for is the wholesale relegation of an entire people group to the stone age--an age which he is presumably unwilling to be relegated himself.
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POPSCPMF to IOF Classic smoke-and-mirros on the part of the Brazilian government.
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POPSPersecution of Christian Congressman in Brazil Here in Brazil the pro-gay movement is not just interested in obtaining equal rights--they are trying to shut up anybody who might disagree with them. This is just one of many such instances throughout the country, on all social levels.
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POPSBrazil, Venezuela of the Future? Interesting article by Cristovam Buarque-- Brazilian senator and former presidential candidate. Don't agree with all of it, but he makes some very good points.
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POPSPolice to Cremate Body of American Basketball Star This is an outrage, and it looks more and more like a cover up. I am 99.9 percent sure that the cremation is designed to hide evidence that it was something other than a suicide. I far from the case and have no evidence, but I do know how things work down here.
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POPSBrazil's Nuclear Sub This is a fascinating development. I would disagree with the statement that Brazil has no enemies in South America. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is a very real threat, and I believe the Brazilian military knows that. An oil-rich Brazil could be a hindrance to Chavez' planned domination of the region.
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POPSGisele Doesn't Want Dollars Can't say as I blame her...especially if she spends much time here in her native country. I wish there was a way I could get paid in Euros.
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POPSPalestinians Relocating to Brazil This is a very generous offer on the part of the Brazilian government. And still I ask--where are the oil-rich Arab countries taking the lead in helping the Palestinian refugees? Why does an economically emerging country like Brazil have to shoulder the burden?
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