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Book of the month: Zulmira Ribeiro Tavares

Thanks for the recommendation and great TED talk by the way. A year of reading the world Brazil is certainly not short of stories. When I was collecting recommendations for my year of reading the world back in 2012, many … Continue reading

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MAGNITUDE 6.8 PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=472683 Subject To Change Depth: 608 km Distances: 703 km NE of Lima, Peru / pop: 7,737,002 / local time: 00:45:18.4 2015-11-26 339 km NW of Cobija, Bolivia / pop: 26,585 / local time: 01:45:18.4 2015-11-26 131 km SW of … Continue reading

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Northeast Brazil: Drought threatens water-truck lifeline in parched northeast Brazil

#Voices2Paris – UNDP Storytelling Contest Story 11 For the rural community of Pacheco in northeastern Brazil, the local school has never been so important. It is now the only place in the drought-stricken area that has water on tap. But … Continue reading

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UN Experts at War with Miners Over Brazil Dam Disaster

BHP shares hit new 10-year low after hits back at claim that toxic sludge is poisoning large areas of Brazil after a lethal dam burst three weeks ago. http://fortune.com/2015/11/26/un-experts-at-war-with-miners-over-brazil-dam-disaster/

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On the way to Liverpool One

https://octavianbuiu.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/on-the-way-to-liverpool-one/

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Urban round-up

What I’m checking out on the interwebs of late: Stockholm metro art The wonderfully varied art and design brightening up Stockholm’s metro stations, from murals and sculpture, to architecture.   Read more: A tour of the Stockholm metro – the … Continue reading

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Top 15 facts about Tea

If you don’t want to mosquito bites on your skin, dampen tea leaves to harness their scent and voila! You have a natural mosquito repellent at your home. There is an estimated 1,500 different types of tea. The United Kingdom … Continue reading

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New mural by Fredone in Fortaleza, Brazil

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THE DEGRADED SOCIETY

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Glasgow Street Art

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