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Case study: Brazilian meatpacker extends operations in Venezuela.
São Paulo-based JBS SA is the world’s largest beef exporter. In 2014, the meat packing giant reported a record total revenue of BRL$ 120.5bn, up nearly 30% from the previous year, and profits of BRL$ 2.04bn. This year, a second-quarter slump in net profits … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, Emerging Markets, Export, Growth, Market Share, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
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Humanitarian Imperialism: The New Doctrine of Imperial Right
Jean Bricmont’s concept “humanitarian imperialism” succinctly captures a dilemma that has faced Western leaders and the Western intellectual community since the collapse of the Soviet Union. From the origins of the Cold War, there was a reflexive justification for every … Continue reading
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Tagged African Union, Asia, Brazil, China, democracy, human-rights, India, Middle East, Russia, South Africa
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Smart City Collaboration [Cities and their Universities]
Originally posted on Sustainable Smart Cities:
In previous blogs I have suggested the role that universities might play within their cities to forward the ‘smart’ agenda. Indeed, it was a feature of both the recent conferences organised by The Environmental…
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~so cultural~
Originally posted on mis-elena-eous:
Museums, markets, museums, markets! Seems to be most of what we’ve been doing lately, but I’m not complaining! I love it!! The other day we went to Museu Afro Brasileiro, which as it turns out, is…
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A glimpse at Brazil’s intellectual convict
The PCC in Brazil.Source: InSightCrime In 2006, a prison gang managed to shut down one of the largest cities in the world. The culprit takes the name of the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital), a criminal organization imprisoned with and…
Manchester shortlisted for England’s Home of Sport
Originally posted on The Marketing Manchester blog:
After a long campaign over the summer I am thrilled to announce that Manchester has been shortlisted in VisitEngland’s search to find the country’s Home of Sport. The search to establish England’s ultimate…
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Aíǰe
Originally posted on A Book of Creatures:
Variations: Aíge, Spirit-Tadpole The Aíǰe is associated with the Bororo of Brazil and Bolivia, and in particular the Páiwoe and Aróroe clans. It is a gigantic tadpole, somewhat like a hippopotamus. Rubúgu of…
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