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Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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EDUCATION-BRAZIL: Girls Move to Head of the Class //REPEATING//
Brazil has some excellent results to present before the World Education Forum, in April, especially when it comes to female education over the last decade.POLITICS-LATAM: Community of Nations Remains Goal of Parlatino
The political unity of Latin America in a community of nations remains the ultimate goal of Parlatino (the Latin American Parliament), which now has its first woman chair, Mexican Senator Beatriz Paredes.OIL-BRAZIL: Deficit and Monopoly Impede Recovery
Brazil must expand its oil refining capacity 20 percent if it hopes to meet current national consumption levels and reduce a trade deficit that continues upward as investment ebbs.COMMUNICATIONS-BRAZIL: Women Invade the Internet
The number of Internet portals targeting women is multiplying rapidly in Brazil, further proof that, in the end, women will dominate the nation's global computer network market, to the detriment of television.EDUCATION-BRAZIL: Universities Prepare Students for Bygone Reality
Universities in Brazil, as in many parts of the world, have let the world pass them by, and are now struggling to catch up and readapt to the new social and economic reality.POLITICS-BRAZIL: Scandal in Sao Paulo, Capital of Corruption
Nicéa Pitta's charges against her husband, Sao Paulo mayor Celso Pitta, seem to confirm the enormous obstacles the city faces in overcoming the corruption on which it - the largest metropolis in Brazil - was built.COMMUNICATION-BRAZIL: Community Radios Fight for Legal Status
Thousands of community radio stations in Brazil are fighting commercial stations and government agencies in a "guerrilla" war for radiowaves and audience share.CULTURE-BRASIL: Rio de Janeiro Carnival Goes Global
Brazilians have long promoted their 'Carnaval' as a massive national party and a spectacle that attracts tourists from around the world, but this year some are beginning to realise that the feeling of 'alegria' surrounding the event is exportable and is already being globalised.SCIENCE-BRAZIL: Women Soon to Outnumber Men in Research
Although women remain a minority in the labour market and earn lower wages than men in Brazil, they will soon be in the majority in the field of scientific research - good news for women on the eve of International Women's Day, to be celebrated Wednesday.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: High Oil Prices Stand in the Way of Targets
The high price of oil will make it difficult for Brazil to meet its economic targets this year, such as four percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a six percent inflation rate.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Housing Stipend for Judges Highlights Wage Gap
A new housing allowance for judges, who had threatened to go on strike, accentuated the enormous income gap in Brazil and put the government in an even more difficult position regarding widespread demands for wage hikes./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/FILM-BRAZIL: The Dreams of the Landless
Rose never saw her dream of a plot of land for her family come true. She was run over by a truck that slammed into a protest by peasant farmers in March 1987. But the dream did come true for many of her landless friends, whose story will soon be on the big screen.BRAZIL: From Armed Rebellion to Filmmaking
During the colonial period, Brazil's Guaicur Indians left their women with the Portuguese army as a sign of their interest in a peace treaty. But the women were really a Trojan horse, drawing the enemies' attention and allowing indigenous warriors to enter the Coimbra fort and decimate the garrison.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Capitalising on Biodiversity
Recognition of the enormous economic value of biodiversity is leading Brazil to give a new direction to development of its Amazon jungle region, which up to now has been based on activities that pillage the area's natural resources.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Minimum Wage Loses Buying Power While GDP Grows
The minimum wage in Brazil has shrunk to 28 percent of its value of 1940, when it was put in place, while the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Latin America's giant has risen fivefold since then.LABOUR-BRAZIL: Overdue, Incomplete Rights for Domestics
Domestic workers deprived of their labour rights are an institution in Brazil, a holdover from the days of slavery, abolished in 1888.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Indians Reject Celebration of Portuguese Arrival
The 500 year anniversary of the arrival of the Portuguese to Brazil will have a totally different meaning for indigenous communities than for mainstream society.TRADE-BRAZIL: Protectionism Overshadows US Official’s Visit
Barriers imposed by the United States on imports of steel made protectionism the key focus of US Secretary of Commerce William Daley's visit to Brazil.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Textiles Stage a Comeback
Brazil's textile industry, hit hard by the phenomenon of globalisation over the past decade, is recovering, and exports could rise threefold over the next three years.RIGHTS-BRAZIL: A Million Children Deprived of Hope for a Family
More than a million children in Brazil live deprived of their right to a family, while the rising demand for adoptions is obstructed by legal barriers, nationalism and prejudices, including racism.ECONOMY-BRAZIL: Despite Grim Forecasts, GDP Grows 0.82 Percent
Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.82 percent last year, refuting projections of economic disaster issued after the January 1999 crash of the local currency, the real.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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