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ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Chemical Spill Leaves 500,000 without Water
"We're worse off than in Iraq," said Joacy Ferreira Gonçalves, president of Fishing Colony V-21, overwrought by the impacts of a chemical spill that has left long stretches of two rivers in southern Brazil contaminated and void of life.IRAQ-LATIN AMERICA: Brazil Leads Weekend of Anti-War Protests
Another weekend of protests in Latin America against the war on Iraq, marked by music and creative slogans, culminated Sunday with a rally in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, where world-renowned musician and Brazilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil sang several protest songs.IRAQ-LATIN AMERICA: Brazil Leads Weekend of Anti-War Protests
Another weekend of protests in Latin America against the war on Iraq, marked by music and creative slogans, culminated Sunday with a rally in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, where world-renowned musician and Brazilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil sang several protest songs.IRAQ-LATIN AMERICA: Brazil Leads Weekend of Anti-War Protests
Another weekend of protests in Latin America against the war on Iraq, marked by music and creative slogans, culminated Sunday with a rally in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, where world-renowned musician and Brazilian Culture Minister Gilberto Gil sang several protest songs.WATER-BRAZIL: A Crisis of Management, not Lack
Shortages, waste, pollution and conflicts over water are some of the aspects of Brazil's water crisis, but they are all linked to problems of administration, said experts who debated the issue at a two-day meeting in Brasilia that ended Friday.BRAZIL: Activists Outraged over Gov’t Approval of Sales of GM Soy
A decision by the Brazilian government to permit sales of the genetically modified (GM) soy harvested this year in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, which has been grown in violation of a court ban, drew howls of outrage Thursday from local consumer defence organisations and environmentalists.IRAQ-LATAM: Anti-‘Yanqui’ Feeling Fed from Afar
The current resuscitation in Latin America of past anti-U.S. spirit is not solely the result of the U.S.-led attack against Iraq, but the invasion did touch off widespread feelings that have been growing in recent times, say analysts in the region./ARTS WEEKLY/MUSIC-BRAZIL: The Madman of Sound
Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal is a "madman", say audiences in recognition of his unique approach to sound. His odd physical appearance, his creativity and the unique musical pieces he composes and performs explain why he has been dubbed "O Bruxo", or sorcerer.ENVIRONMENT: South Could Become Scenario of Wars over Water
Developing countries rich in water resources could become scenarios of war similar to what is happening today in Iraq if water continues to be privatised and sold like any other merchandise or ''good'', warned Leonardo Morelli, the organiser of the Social Water Forum, taking place in Brazil.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Amazon Fires Threaten Indian Territory
Forest fires raging out of control in Brazil have extended in an alarming manner, threatening the forests of the Yanomami Indian reservation in the northwestern Amazon state of Roraima.DRUGS-LATAM: Against Ineffective Penal Approach and Repression
The penal or police approach towards drug trafficking only punishes the weakest links in the chain: peasant farmers who grow coca - mainly Indians in South America's Andes mountains - and poor urban drug-users, said participants in a meeting this week in Brazil on drug-related violence.IRAQ: Ex-Portuguese Pres. Mario Soares Warns of ‘A New Vietnam’
United States President George W. Bush will become bogged down in ''another Vietnam'' if he launches a war against Iraq, former Portuguese President Mario Soares told IPS.BRAZIL: Developing Countries Seek ‘Non-Aligned’ Digital TV System
Brazil's aim to enter into partnerships with China and other developing countries to create their own digital TV system is part of a nascent ''non-aligned'' movement in technology in the developing world.DEVELOPMENT: Iraq Crisis Widens Gap between Society and Politics
The growing global gap between civil society and political institutions has reached alarming proportions with the impending prospect of war in Iraq, agreed participants in a Latin American seminar on the issue, meeting here Monday and Tuesday.BRAZIL: Developing Countries Seek ‘Non-Aligned’ Digital TV System
Brazil's aim to enter into partnerships with China and other developing countries to create their own digital TV system is part of a nascent ''non-aligned'' movement in technology in the developing world./ARTS WEEKLY/BRAZIL: Bitter Comics Win Awards, But Not Readers
Lourenço Mutarelli is a one-of-a-kind graphic artist, a creator of comics for adults, with a unique taste for tough environments, the urban underworld and dark humour. His strange universe has earned him many awards, but not much of a following.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Fragmented Unions Seek Revival with Lula
Trade unions proliferated in Brazil from 1991 to 2001, but their representative power did not keep step, says a report that is fuelling debate now that the nation's president is someone who came from unionist ranks, former metalworker Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.BRAZIL: Pacifying Colombia to Ensure South American Leadership
The Colombian situation is standing in the way of Brazil's plans to affirm its leadership in South America, a challenge that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will take up Friday when his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, is to pay Brasilia a visit.BRAZIL: Keeping Schools Open on Weekends, an Antidote to Violence
Keeping schools open over the weekends to provide recreational spaces and offer cultural and sports activities has significantly reduced acts of violence and vandalism by students in two Brazilian states.BRAZIL: Army Called Out on Eve of Carnival
Federal army troops in Brazil will take part in an operation aimed at curbing a wave of drug gang- related violence that has Rio de Janeiro on edge on the eve of its renowned Carnival celebration, which draws hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.BRAZIL: Army Called Out on Eve of Carnival
Federal army troops in Brazil will take part in an operation aimed at curbing a wave of drug gang- related violence that has Rio de Janeiro on edge on the eve of its renowned Carnival celebration, which draws hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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