Category Archives: General

The coup unfolds

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

On Wednesday, three supreme court judges publicly scolded President Dilma Rousseff for describing the impeachment vote in the house of deputies as a coup. They were Celso de Mello, Dias Toffoli, and, no surprise, Gilmar Mendes. The judges’ grounds for … Continue reading →

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Normal life or Ninja spiders?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

I always have a problem writing the last blog of a trip – I’m home by this point and my damn normal life gets in the way! So I’m stuck grabbing spare moments to write this which isn’t ideal for … Continue reading →

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New Brazilian species (2)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

The second paper is describing a new species from western Bahia State, with an emended description of the recently described genus Kora, with a revision of species ascribed to it. “A new species of land snail was recently found in … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare

Posted on April 22, 2016 by agogo22

Do you know who Shakespeare is? He died 400 years ago and he is considered one of the best writers in the history of literatura, but why?. Watch this video https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/william-shakespeare https://bilinguismopedrera.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/shakespeare/

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DRAWING MUSIC (free) at festival SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY – IN Salford

Posted on April 21, 2016 by agogo22

Originally posted on life drawing+:
Do you want to be part of this free live drawing project? In an age of digital, we at SFTOC want to document this year’s festival in a different manner, through drawings of the live…

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Hybrid war hyenas tearing Brazil apart – Pepe Escobar

Posted on April 21, 2016 by agogo22

Originally posted on UPROOTED PALESTINIANS: SALAM ALQUDS ALAYKUM:
by Pepe Escobar for RT April 19, 2016 The gloomy and repulsive night when the female president of the 7th largest economy in the world was the prey of choice fed to…

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Olympic torch for Rio games lit at ancient Greek site

Posted on April 21, 2016 by agogo22

Originally posted on HypeJudge:
The flame for the Olympic Games in Brazil has been lit in southern Greece. An actor performing the role of high priestess lit the torch by using the sun’s rays. The torch will be taken by…

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Salvador, Bahia.

Posted on April 21, 2016 by agogo22

One of the things I liked most of Salvador it’s downtown; Pelourinho, full of colors, people and life. I loved those nooks, ups and downs and narrow streets that invite you to take a coconut water hiding of sun. As…

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How is Brazil doing?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by agogo22

Not too good, it seems: (Photographed at the Carnival Cemetery on La Maddalena, Sardinia.) https://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2016/04/18/brazil-flag/

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Brazil with Eleven Minutes

Posted on April 19, 2016 by agogo22

“At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.”–Paolo Coelho, Eleven Minutes Here’s what happens: Bold and curious Maria ventures away from her homeland of Brazil in search … Continue reading →

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Dilma’s Case: A Country in Revolt

Posted on April 19, 2016 by agogo22

367 votes for to 146 votes against: That’s the end result of last night’s impeachment voting against the current President Dilma Rousseff. Thus more than two thirds of the deputies of the câmara, the Brazilian Congress, decided for the impeachment. … Continue reading →

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Corrupt Politicians In Brazil Could Bring Their Whole Political Class Down

Posted on April 19, 2016 by agogo22

THIS IS A NEWSWEEK ARTICLE THAT I COPY PASTED FOR YOU TO GET A CHANCE TO READ OPINION ROUSSEFF’S IMPEACHMENT MEANS YEARS OF MAYHEM BY MARIEKE RIETHOF ON 4/19/16 AT 7:42 AM Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff in June 2013. The … Continue reading →

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