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Thu21Aug2008

Brazil to Pay for Sex Changes for its Citizens

A major move in the right direction in Brazil with regard to trans rights: the government has decreed that it will subsidize all gender reassignment procedures for its citizens:The decree was published in the official bulletin and recognizes sex changes... Read more »

Thursday, August 21 2008 | 16:25 H

Tue24Jun2008

The Myth of What is Lost or Discovered

When the story about the "lost Amazon tribe" or the newly "discovered tribe" hit the news, complete with deeply painted bodies pointing arrows threateningly up into a camera lens, I shook my head. The media ran with it and the... Read more »

Tuesday, June 24 2008 | 07:58 H

Tue10Jun2008

Sergio Mendes Encanto Out Today

Today, Concord Records and Starbucks Entertainment released Encanto (Enchantment), the newest record from the legendary Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes. Encanto is the follow-up to 2006’s highly acclaimed collaboration with will.i.am called Timeless. On Encanto, Sergio takes us even deeper into... Read more »

Tuesday, June 10 2008 | 13:55 H

Tue20May2008

Summer Musica 2008 : Sonantes

I was marveling that next week is the unofficial start of summer (it doesn't feel like it yet). With the summer comes new, good musica to listen to at the beach, pool, or bbq. Today Six Degrees Records released the... Read more »

Tuesday, May 20 2008 | 14:30 H

Thu15May2008

Brazilian Olympic Hopeful Suspended for Drugs

Brazilian swimming star Rebeca Gusmao, widely expected to represent her country in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, has been suspended by the International Swimming Federation from the sport for two years for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs. Testosterone was apparently found... Read more »

Thursday, May 15 2008 | 14:00 H

Mon14Apr2008

What Colombia's Like...Or Not

Next time you're about to take a trip, you might want to think twice before you pick up a Lonely Planet guidebook. Apparently at least one guidebook author thought it was OK to write about countries he'd never visited, among... Read more »

Monday, April 14 2008 | 14:29 H

Thu14Feb2008

Timber Mill Raids in Brazil

Not too long ago , I wrote about the alarming rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Well finally the Brazilian government has taken some action, raiding 8 illegal sawmills and confiscating 10,000 cubic meters of lumber.Police began moving in... Read more »

Thursday, February 14 2008 | 07:42 H

Thu24Jan2008

Chop Chop : Rate of Brazilian Deforestation Up

Green is the new black unless you're the Amazon forest in Brazil which has recently seen a spike in deforestation.In the last five months of 2007, 3,235 sq km (1,250 sq miles) were lost. Officials say rising commodity prices are... Read more »

Thursday, January 24 2008 | 09:39 H

Mon21Jan2008

Brazil Arrives at Sundance Thanks to YouTube

This film by Adriana got her a nine-day expenses paid stay here at the Sundance Film Festival. At the festival, a launching ground for many indie filmmakers, she'll have the chance to meet with Fox Searchlight Pictures production executives.... Read more »

Monday, January 21 2008 | 14:37 H

Fri18Jan2008

Brazil Gripped by Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever might sound like a disease from 100 years ago, but it is alive and well and causing panic and death in Brazil. At least seven people have died from Yellow Fever this year, and the government is... Read more »

Friday, January 18 2008 | 14:29 H

Wed16Jan2008

Lula: Fidel's Ready for a Comeback

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is debunking rumors that Fidel Castro's political career is through. After meeting with him in Havana yesterday, the president was quoted as saying that he thinks that Fidel is "ready to go back"... Read more »

Wednesday, January 16 2008 | 10:19 H

Wed09Jan2008

Picasso Lost and Found in Brazil

One Pablo Picasso painting and a second painting by Brazilian artist Candido Portinari were found leaning against a wall of a house after being stolen last month from a Sao Paulo museum. Two suspects were arrested. The theft of the... Read more »

Wednesday, January 09 2008 | 11:46 H

Fri21Dec2007

No Justice in London for Murdered Brazilian

In the wake of the London bombings of July 2005, Scotland Yard police mistook Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes for a terrorist and shot him to death. This "accident" shook the world and had Brazilians everywhere demanding justice. Unfortunately, it... Read more »

Friday, December 21 2007 | 11:54 H

Tue18Dec2007

Kaka : Fifa's Player of the Year

Having a Golden Ball isn't enough for Brazilian futbol star Kaka. The 25 year old AC Milan player was named FIFA's world player of the year. This makes him the 5th Brazilian winner since soccer's governing body introduced the award... Read more »

Tuesday, December 18 2007 | 09:21 H

Mon17Dec2007

Political and Seismic Waves In Chile

These past three days brought three separate earthquakes to Chile. This morning a magnitude-5.3 temblor struck at 6:27 a.m. near Valparaiso. Yesterday a magnitude-6.7 quake rocked northern Chile. And on Saturday afternoon, another quake rattled central Chile causing alarm in... Read more »

Monday, December 17 2007 | 09:03 H

Fri14Dec2007

Chavez and Lula Make Nice Again

Yesterday in Caracas President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil signed new cooperation agreements including energy, agriculture, and industrial treaties. The Brazilian head of state waxed nostalgic:la relación comercial entre Venezuela y Brasil... Read more »

Friday, December 14 2007 | 11:16 H

Tue04Dec2007

Brazilians Go Back Where They Came From

All to often anti-immigration advocates will shout, "Go back where you came from," to immigrants challenged by the growing wave of anti-immigrant sentiment. A very interesting article today in the New York Times reveals that many undocumented Brazilian immigrants are... Read more »

Tuesday, December 04 2007 | 09:44 H

Mon03Dec2007

Kaka Has a Golden Ball

Despite the unfortunate name (come on I an't be the only one who thinks that) 25 year old AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka was named yesterday as France Football's Player of the Year winning the prestigious Ballon d'Or award. Kaka... Read more »

Monday, December 03 2007 | 10:35 H

Thu18Oct2007

Even Dinosaurs Want to be Latinos

Being Latino is so "in" right now that even science and prehistoric animals are trying to get in on the action. Argentine and Brazilian palaeontologists think they have found a new species of giant plant-eating dinosaur, Futalognkosaurus dukei (say it... Read more »

Thursday, October 18 2007 | 11:04 H

Wed03Oct2007

Brazilian capital outlaws the use of gerunds

Can a change in the way we speak change our behavior? The capital of Brazil, Brasilia, thinks so: they've outlawed the use of gerunds such as "doing", "studying", etc. because this verb form is associated with an inefficient government:The governor... Read more »

Wednesday, October 03 2007 | 12:58 H

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