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LABOUR-BRAZIL: The Myth of the Unstable Informal Sector
The stereotype of the cast-off eeking out a living in the informal sector, dreaming of returning to a "steady job" at the first chance, is not true to reality, according to a pioneer study carried out in Rio de Janeiro.HUMAN RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Dead Guerrilla Leader still Challenges Army
A Special Commission on the Political Dead and Disappeared in Brazil, created by the government to do justice by the victims of the 1964-85 de facto military regime, is facing its toughest case.BRAZIL-RELIGION: Church Battles on for the Poor
Attempts by the Vatican to prevent Brazil's Roman Catholic church from agitating on behalf of the poor appear to have failed, according to various church and other sources here.LABOUR-BRAZIL: The Myth of the Unstable Informal Sector /REPEAT/
The stereotype of the cast-off eeking out a living in the informal sector, dreaming of returning to a "steady job" at the first chance, does not reflect the reality in Brazil, according to a pioneer study carried out in in this city.BRAZIL: The PC Farias Case – Facts Better than Fiction
Brazil has no detective writers like Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie or Georges Simenon, very possibly because they don't need them - as real events are far more melodramatic.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Cardoso Seeks to Boost Optimism about ‘Plan Real’
On the second anniversary of the start of the 'Plan Real', Brazil's stabilisation programme, on Monday, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso attempted to transmit an optimistic view of the state of the economy.HABITAT-LATAM: Big Cities to Shrink as Little Cities Grow
The rapid urbanisation of Latin America in the past 40 years has been due to the intense economic concentration in the cities - a tendency now affecting population complexes in smaller towns./DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 05/DEVELOPMENT: The Three Brazils
There are three vastly different Brazils, according to the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index (HDI).DEVELOPMENT: The Three Brazils
There are three vastly different Brazils, according to the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Index (HDI).HABITAT: Too Many Suggestions, Too Few Strategies
The Habitat II Plan of Action will doubtless disappear into oblivion like all those before it, barring the Agenda 21, as it has picked up recommendations, good intentions and special measures like a lost lolly-pop picks up fluff.HABITAT-LATIN AMERICA: ‘A City for Everyone’
All human beings have the right "to live in safe, healthy, democratic and productive cities," states a report released Wednesday at the "Cities Summit" by the Latin American and Caribbean Commission on Human Settlements.HABITAT: City Networks Cut Red Tape and Tackle Crucial Problems
Horizontal networks are increasingly effective in the globalised world and the cities are now organising their own in order to deal with common problems, like health and the rights of children.HABITAT-BOLIVIA: Better Housing Best Remedy for Deadly Disease
The problem of housing takes on special characteristics in Bolivia where the vinchuca bug, which causes the deadly Chagas' disease, infests precarious housing in rural and urban areas.HABITAT: It Isn’t Only The Size That Counts
The "Cities Summit" has so far been the least well-attended and most controversial of the last five United Nations international conferences of the last three years, perhaps because of the complexity of the issues in hand.HABITAT: The World Movement for the Right to Housing
The non governmental organisations (NGOs) at the alternative UN Human Settlements Conference, 'Habitat II' plan to collect a million signatures for a petition to the official conference declaring "Housing is a Human Right."HABITAT-CUBA: Economic Crisis Promotes Sustainable Development
Economic crisis is good for sustainable behaviour - or at least this is what Cuban example would appear to show.BRAZIL-CRIME: Cocaine, Police and Rising Violence
Violence in Brazil's main cities has skyrocketed since the 1980s, with crime and the boom in cocaine trafficking causing police to "shoot first, ask questions later."ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Alligators Bag Population Recovery Prize
Alligators in the swamplands of western Brazil, threatened with extinction 10 years ago, now are so plentiful there is a risk of overpopulation.HABITAT-BRAZIL: Joe Public Plans Municipal Spending
Local people in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil are calling for increased municipal taxes - shocking local councillors accustomed to years of pressure in the opposite direction.POPULATION-BRAZIL: Decline of Family Values
When Pope John Paul II chose Brazil has host country for the second World Encounter of the Family in October 1997, he opted for a nation where family values were still strong. He may have spoken too soon.HABITAT-BRAZIL: NGOs Plan to Democratise Local Government
Brazilian non governmental organisations will go to the Habitat II Conference in Istanbul in June with citizen participation in city planning and management, and social control in decision-making at the top of their agenda.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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