Jane's Wanderings (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hello! This is a very sad occasion, as it is my last blog.I suppose if I feel nostalgic I could write about the exciting things I'm going to do after my trip, such as going to the hairdressers and tr...
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Brazil: Big cat country in the Pantanal
USA Today (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Three U.S. graduate students arrested last month for suspected poaching and visa violations could be stranded in a remote corner ...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Adventures of a Gringa uploads a series of University of Sao Paulo's documentaries about the politics of race in Brazil: Coffee and milk, or water and vinegar? “The documentary tries to debunk the notion of “racial democracy” in Brazil, as well as explaining concepts of race, racism, and identity. The truth is that it's difficult [...]
Euro Live Sports (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brazil - Iran. Fifa Futsal Events.Live Indoor football a.k.a.
Beauty in Pageants (Free subscription) | yesterday
The winner of Miss World Brazil 2009 is from Roraima. Twenty-two year-old Luciana de Souza Silvia Reis who stands 1.70 meters was surprised when her name was called. She will represent Brazil at the Miss World 2009 pageant in December in London and Johannesburg, South Africa. The pageant which was participated by 39 candidates was concluded last 4 July 2009. Watch out for the updates.
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Fabiana Frayssinet - IPSRepublished permission Inter Press Service (IPS )copyright Inter Press Service (IPS)www.ipsnewsasia.net and www.ipsnews.netRIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 4 (IPS) - It’s another day marked by gunfire in the Morro da Providencia "favela", one of the most dangerous slums in this Brazilian city, and the only area where people can move around in relative safety is in the...
H5N1 (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Via Jornal de Brasilia: Novos 73 casos elevam a 885 infectados pela gripe no pais. [73 new cases raise the national total to 885] Excerpt, with my rough translation below: O Ministério da Saúde confirmou hoje outros 73 casos da...
Flag of the Day (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The current Brazilian flag is a green field on which a large yellow rhombus is centred. A blue circle is placed within the rhombus, on which is represented, a view of the sky over Rio de Janeiro, with the constellation "Cruzeiro do Sul" (Southern Cross) at the meridian.[1] A curved white band runs through the blue circle, inscribed in green capital letters with the motto “Ordem e Progresso”...
Pleasant Dreams - An Atlanta Dream Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The drama about Iziane Castro Marques returning to the Brazilian women's basketball team continues to play itself out. When last we wrote about the topic, the head of women's basketball in Brazil - Hortência Marcari - discussed coming to Atlanta at the end of the season to talk to Izi personally about returning to the team. However, coach Paulo Bassul has something to say about that. "Unlike...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Three young guys from Brazil had developed “a navigation system for visually impaired people” with mobile phones & gps”, Mobile WebTV Live Broadcast reports. See the videos.
Outstanding Investment, Top stocks (Free subscription) | yesterday
Brazil is making a national commitment to develop energy resources located far offshore in the South Atlantic. Indeed, no nation has ever advanced such an ambitious plan for long-term comprehensive offshore development. And it's being bankrolled by China. Much of Brazil's South Atlantic development will require drilling wells in waters up to two miles deep, through four-five miles of rock
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | yesterday
Four months into his remarkable return to soccer, Ronaldo is getting used to winning titles again. The veteran striker helped Corinthians clinch the Brazilian Cup on Wednesday, lifting his second trophy in a row since recovering from the third serious knee injury of his career. Ronaldo already won the traditional Sao Paulo state title with Corinthians in May, and Wednesday’s win caps off the...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
After his speaking for the first time against the proposed Digital Crimes Bill, hugging Pirate Bay’s spokesman Peter Sunde, defending the use of open source software and inviting Internet users to chip in and contribute to his soon to be launched government social media initiative, the blogosphere concludes: "Brazilian president Lula da Silva is a nerd". Or is it just because 2010 is...
Omelyn.com (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Brazil is an emerging market and has become one of the best destinations for buying property. Here, we will take a quick look at 10 reasons to buy Brazil property
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