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Rosemary Shortbread

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Google’s Earth day 2013

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Brazil: The inflation dilemma

Originally posted on TGA Report by Thiago de Aragao:
The IPCA (Ample Consumer Price Index), the official inflation index, reached 6.59% for the last 12 months. The result is above the government’s target, which is 6.5%. The INPC (General Price…

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It’s not me. It’s the people.

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Açaí

Originally posted on The Salted Caramel Life:
I haven’t been around in a while. But I’m back. And I’m sorry for not posting anything in a while. I actually feel really bad about this, because I really love writing here.…

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Exploring Angel Meadow

Originally posted on BethanyGraceArt:
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Brain tricks

Originally posted on Changing your mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiTz2i4VHFw How your brain makes assumptions that can get you into trouble.

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What Does it Mean to be…Brazilian?

Originally posted on A Little View of the World:
We are used to seeing Latin America as a single homogeneous region. We see the continent as one of a single dominant ethnic majority (Hispanic/Latino), a region where Roman Catholicism dominates and where Iberian…

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What about Waste Land?

Originally posted on One Man: One Simple Life:
The background: For 34 years, a seaside mountain of waste and filth marred the image of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, causing environmentalists to chastise the country for its “environmental sins.” The landfill—called…

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Up

Originally posted on AG world:
The lovely rooftop old building in Center of Sao Paulo. During my walk in the center of Sao Paulo I clicked this photo, view of 3 buildings. This is very common feature of Rio, the…

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