Tag Archives: Brazil

Postcard: street art in Rio de Janeiro

Posted on November 13, 2015 by agogo22

Over the last three years, I’ve occassionally heard about people taking street art tours. I would never have thought about taking one, but while I was traveling in July I took two, and they were two highlights of my time away from … Continue reading →

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What are you eating? Part 1 – Brazil

Posted on November 13, 2015 by agogo22

Over the next few months as we travel through South America we’re hoping to try a few new foods and drinks that will tempt our taste buds. What’s great about travelling is that you don’t need to go to fancy … Continue reading →

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Brazil mine disaster a nightmare for BHP

Posted on November 10, 2015 by agogo22

Another BHP disaster on the scale of Ok Tedi in Papua New Guinea, which poured its tailings into the river rather than holding them in a dam, ruining large parts of PNG’s Western Province and the lives of 50,000 people… BHP Billiton … Continue reading →

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How Brazil And China Are Investing In Africa

Posted on November 10, 2015 by agogo22

After the economic slow-down, inflation and recession – and perhaps, some most pessimistic might say, the eminent down-fall of BRICS, all eyes turn to Africa as the new best thing regarding investments. Brazil and China have already been investing heavily … Continue reading →

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Bringing Abortion into the Brazilian Public Debate: Legal Strategies for Anencephalic Pregnancy

Posted on November 6, 2015 by agogo22

Luís Roberto Barroso, “Bringing Abortion into the Brazilian Public Debate: Legal Strategies for Anencephalic Pregnancy,” Abortion Law in Transnational Perspective: Cases and Controversies ed. Rebecca J. Cook, Joanna N. Erdman, and Bernard M. Dickens (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014) pp 258-278, … Continue reading →

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1.4 million Brazilians sign zero deforestation bill

Posted on November 5, 2015 by agogo22

Campaigners deliver 1.4 million signatures supporting the zero deforestation bill to the Brazilian congress Photo © Marcos Oliveira/Agência Senado. For the past three years, Greenpeace Brazil has been collecting signatures in support of a bill to establish a zero deforestation … Continue reading →

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A penguin saved from an oil slick and the unusual friendship with a man in a Brazilian fishing village

Posted on November 5, 2015 by agogo22

By Sophie McAdam | Truce Activist   In 2011, João Pereira De Souza found a penguin on the beach of his home in South-East Brazil. The bird, a Magellanic penguin, was covered in oil and needed serious TLC. De Souza … Continue reading →

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ARCA, an arched retreat in the Brazilian rainforest | Atelier Marko Brajovic

Posted on November 5, 2015 by agogo22

The humid forest of Brazil’s Costa Verde is the setting for this unusual small house. Nicknamed “Arca” (“Ark”) by the locals for its resemblance to an overturned vessel, the arched house was built as a getaway by architect Marko Brajovic. … Continue reading →

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Post # 20 – Special Glasses

Posted on October 24, 2015 by agogo22

And I wear my special glasses On this fortress by the sea A broken sax and both of you, No one sees things like we see! By the river in Boston Where the little white boats Are like stars in … Continue reading →

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Nature | Exploring caves

Posted on October 23, 2015 by agogo22

Follow Us On Twitter People With Depression Can Have A Good Day? Description from photographer if any: By j_bispo Source: 500px.com https://thepicturesshow.wordpress.com/2015/10/23/nature-exploring-caves/

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