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ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Lula, from Revolutionary to Social Democrat
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is just one step away from the presidency in Brazil, but far removed from the radical postures and ideas he advocated when his political career began more than 20 years ago.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: Lula, from Revolutionary to Social Democrat
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is just one step away from the presidency in Brazil, but far removed from the radical postures and ideas he advocated when his political career began more than 20 years ago.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: TV Debate to Determine Race for Presidency
The televised debate between Brazil's presidential candidates to be aired Thursday night could determine whether Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins outright on Sunday or will have to go to a runoff on Oct 27.ELECTIONS-BRAZIL: TV Debate to Determine Race for Presidency
The televised debate between Brazil's presidential candidates to be aired Thursday night could determine whether Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins outright on Sunday or will have to go to a runoff on Oct 27.HEALTH-LATAM: Lead Poisoning Is Not Child’s Play
Children in Latin America can no longer play freely on the ground, say health and environmental experts, pointing out that industrial waste has contaminated the soil, with lead in particular poisoning their blood, causing stunted growth, deafness and mental disabilities.HEALTH-LATAM: Lead Poisoning Is Not Child’s Play
Children in Latin America can no longer play freely on the ground, say health and environmental experts, pointing out that industrial waste has contaminated the soil, with lead in particular poisoning their blood, causing stunted growth, deafness and mental disabilities.DRUGS-BRAZIL: Traffickers Bring Rio de Janeiro to a Standstill
Organised crime groups involved in the drug trade paralysed business, schools and transport Monday in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and its surroundings in an unprecedented show of force.
Lead Poisoning Is Not Child's Play
Children in Latin America can no longer play freely on the ground: industrial waste of heavy metals contaminate their bodies, stunting growth, causing deafness and even mental disabilities.HEALTH-LATAM: Obesity on the Rise, Especially among the Poor
The problem of obesity is growing in an alarming fashion in Latin America, especially among the poor, said experts meeting this week in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil - a country where 40 percent of the population is now overweight to some degree.BRAZIL: Despite Doubts, Activists Energised by Likely Lula Triumph
The prospect of a triumph by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in next month's presidential elections in Brazil has generated excitement mixed with doubts among the country's social movements, which see him as a son who has moved away, but without severing family ties.SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil Steps on Integration Accelerator
The Brazilian government has begun a race against time in trying to finalise a thorny free trade accord between Mercosur (Southern Common Market) and the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) by the end of this year.ENVIRONMENT: Restoring Brazil’s Unique Atlantic Jungle Ecosystem
Destroying a forest is easy and fast, but restoring a unique tropical ecosystem with native species of trees is a complex and costly undertaking, even if the jungle is only partially replaced, as Brazil is attempting to do along its Atlantic coast.TRADE: 10 Million Brazilian Votes against Hemisphere’s FTAA
Nearly 10 million voters in Brazil have expressed their rejection of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in an unofficial referendum organised by more than 60 organisations, the results of which were announced in the capital Tuesday.DRUGS-BRAZIL: Child Dealers Do Not Fear Death
Many children and adolescents in this coastal Brazilian city continue to fill the ranks of the drug trafficking world, even though they know it means they will likely die young, say statistics and studies about the drug trade here.DEVELOPMENT: Micro-Enterprises Advance Women, Create Jobs
Small and micro businesses provide women with opportunities to improve their living conditions, but the sector also deserves special attention as a major source of employment, said the fifth Inter-American Forum on Micro- enterprise in its conclusions Wednesday.ENVIRONMENT: Oil Industry Faces Dark Future, Or Shades of Grey
The dominance of petroleum in the energy sector will soon come to an end, or, it will continue, but will cause less environmental damage as a result of the oil companies' socially responsible efforts, say the contradictory forecasts emerging from an international congress held here this week.PETROLEUM: Caught between War and Environmental Pressures
The looming threat of war in Iraq and the less perilous pressures from the environmental movement did not stand in the way of optimism Thursday, the final day of the 17th World Petroleum Congress, in Brazil.BRAZIL: Industrialists Complain about Piracy, Contraband
Industrialists and merchants in Brazil have decided to fight piracy and contraband by raising public awareness and lobbying the government to crack down harder on the phenomenon, the global nature of which requires international cooperation.BRAZIL: TV Separates Pres. Candidates Otherwise Bound by Economy
The rise of the ruling coalition's candidate José Serra in polls released Tuesday and Wednesday seems to prove that television will be a decisive factor in Brazil's Oct 6 presidential elections, a race between candidates tied to the same economic platform./ARTS WEEKLY/CINEMA-BRAZIL: Hell on Earth in ‘City of God’
The culture of violence in the "favelas" or shanty-towns of this Brazilian city is graphically portrayed in a new film, which has been compared to renowned U.S. director Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas".
“Que el petróleo pague por el saneamiento”
Lo propondrá Brasil en Johannesburgo: un dólar por barril de petróleo para crear un fondo mundial que suministre saneamiento a la población pobre del mundo. No financiaría promesas sino resultados, asegura el ministro del Ambiente de ese país.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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