Category Archives: General

Originally posted on Ethics Asylum:
NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s latest tiger census shows a sharp increase in the number of the endangered cats in the wild, raising hopes that conservation efforts are working, officials said Tuesday. The census conducted…

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Originally posted on Chadwick Media:
Anne Kirkbride Dies Age Sixty Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride, who played the character Deirdre Barlow in the television soap, has died aged sixty after a short illness.  The actress who was in the show…

Originally posted on Nomadic Gringo:
When I first arrived in Rio I was amazed how ever block had at least 2 different pharmacies, and they were always busy. But as I have come to spend more and more time around…

Originally posted on Lily on Sabbatical:
? In a few weeks it will once again be time for what is possibly the most well-known celebration in Brazil: Carnaval. This is an annual festival held just before the period of Lent…

Originally posted on INCURABLE WANDERLUST:
Rocinha is the largest favela (shantytown) in Rio de Janeiro and South America. There are a lot of organised tours there now so you won’t have problems booking one at the last minute or when you…

Originally posted on Cherokee Gothic:
In an awesomely titled site called Goats and Soda, NPR looks at cool ways that people are making a difference around the world.  The story that caught my eye is called “MTV Pimps Cars, Brazil…