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New Political Earthquake in Brazil: Is it Now Time to Call This A “Coup” – Stop Making Sense
Glenn Greenwald, Andrew Fishman and David Miranda report for The Intercept: Brazil today awoke to stunning news of secret, genuinely shocking conversations involving a key minister in Brazil’s newly installed government, which shine a bright light on the actual motives … Continue reading
Brazilians keep protesting against coup president
This video says about itself: 23 May 2016 Thousands of protesters marched in Sao Paulo, to protest against the government of interim Brazilian President Michel Temer and call for his resignation. Related articles UPDATED: Brazil latest victim of US Economic … Continue reading
Brazil Coup Govt Onslaught Continues, Public Media Decapitated
via Telesur The public company will now be led by a journalist with a history of working for right-wing politicians. Michel Temer, head of the coup government in Brazil, fired the head of the Brazil Communications Company, the public firm that manages … Continue reading
One Year in Brazil: Roses and Thorns
It’s hard to believe, but on the third of September 2015 we completed one year of living in Brazil! It’s been quite a year, full of change and challenges, but it’s been good. I think we’ve all adapted quite well and are…
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Note to SNL: Know your language(s)!
Originally posted on Time Traveling 2026:
https://youtu.be/IAo0XGcgdHo Hey, I love Saturday Night Live, but I expect them to do their homework, if they want to play en Las Grandes Ligas. CNN does, BBC does, as does Al-J (no comment on Fox). …
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Of Coups and Socialist Regimes…
The clashing ideals of the left and right wings have caused many governments to be hostile to each other. The many clashes of the two ideologies remain present today within the Latin America and the Caribbean as it was decades … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Chile, Coup, Dilma Rousseff, Nicolás Maduro, Salvador Allende, Venezuela
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TALES FROM OLD BRAZIL: BURIALS AT INHAÚMA by Lima Barreto
a śort spel (A translation by Francis K Johnson of Os enterros de Inhaúma, which was published in Feiras e mafuás in 1922) Perhaps it’s just me, but the Inhaúma municipal cemetery doesn’t give me any of the feeling of peace, resignation and melancholy, the … Continue reading
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