Category Archives: Brazil

Fotoeins Friday: Up to Southern Brazil’s highest point — Fotoeins Fotopress

View of the region’s highest point within southeastern Brazil’s forest reserves via Fotoeins Friday: Up to Southern Brazil’s highest point — Fotoeins Fotopress

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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

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#Travel #500px : Brazil – Maranhão, Alcântara. by VanessaCurci by VanessaCurci #photography#IFTTT — TonyJCronin

Brazil – Maranhão, Alcântara. via 500px http://ift.tt/1qvxMhq via #Travel #500px : Brazil – Maranhão, Alcântara. by VanessaCurci by VanessaCurci #photography#IFTTT — TonyJCronin

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SPC – Zeca Pagodinho — mostly music

Embed from Getty Images Zeca Pagodinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈzɛkɐ pɐɡɔˈdʒĩɲu], b. February 4, 1959, birth name Jessé Gomes da Silva Filho) is a Brazilian singer/songwriter working in the genres of samba and pagoda. Born in the neighborhood of Irajá, Rio … Continue reading

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Brazil after the coup, update — Dear Kitty. Some blog

This video says about itself: Brazil Gets An Unelectable President Amid Protests 17 May 2016 Boaventura de Sousa Santos says Brazilians should prepare for “shock therapy” under new president Michel Temer and his cabinet. Related articles Podemos’s Latin American Roots … Continue reading

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Brazil’s Senate impeaches president Rousseff; trial ahead — KSNT News

Rousseff’s enraged backers called the move a coup d’etat and threatened wide-scale protests and strikes. Her foes, meanwhile, insisted that she had broken the law via Brazil’s Senate impeaches president Rousseff; trial ahead — KSNT News

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Impeachment of Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff is a setback for the whole country — New Internationalist

Increased political polarization has fueled the growth of the far right wing and repression of social movements, writes Sarah Roure. Source: Impeachment of Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff is a setback for the whole country — New Internationalist

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Olympic flame arrives in Brazil (video) — OlympicTalk

“Brazil is ready to host the most successful Olympics in history,” Brazil’s embattled president said. via Olympic flame arrives in Brazil (video) — OlympicTalk

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Brazil’s Rousseff rallies anti-impeachment crowd —

By AFP Brazil’s embattled leftist President Dilma Rousseff vowed at a protest Sunday to go down fighting ahead of what could be her final full week in power before impeachment. Thousands of people attended May Day rallies organized by labor … Continue reading

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Massive Coral Reef Discovered in the Amazon River — FOX40

American and Brazilian researchers collected this sample of coral. (Courtesy: Lance Willis/UGA) (CNN) — The Amazon River, known for its array of wildlife from pink dolphins to flesh-eating piranhas, has revealed a new treasure — a massive coral reef that … Continue reading

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