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Tagged Art, artist, Brazil, brazilian, nature, photograph, photographer, photography, ronaldo ichi, Sao Paulo, 大自然
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a note on world media attention
In light of the shootings in Paris that took place earlier this month, the news (and the attention of the general academic/media world) has been dominated by a range of security-related issues. While I do not fail to grasp the depth … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, mining, Paris, river doce, security threats, tragedy
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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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Tagged Brazil, Climate change, rural water challenges, Voices2Paris, water scarcity
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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/
How to wipe away an entire river ecosystem… and more…
The water contamination chapter took most of the “ecological attention” of Montrealers and all Quebecers along the St Lawrence River lately. In fact, during the months of October and November 2015, we assisted to endless political debates about the planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, disaster, ecosystem, fish, flood, mine waste, pollution, river, water management
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Chocolate Experiment #9
One day, I heard a wild ring in Arcelia’s apartment. I had forgotten that landline phones still exist, and sometimes the landline phones will ring. It was the doorman. There was a delivery. Five minutes later a guy comes up … Continue reading
Postcard: street art in Rio de Janeiro
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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Tagged Art, Brazil, Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, South America, Street Art, travel
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What are you eating? Part 1 – Brazil
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
Brazil mine disaster a nightmare for BHP
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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Tagged Australia, BHP, Brazil, Environmental damage, human-rights, Landholders, Ok Tedi
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How Brazil And China Are Investing In Africa
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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Tagged Africa, Brazil, BRICS, China, EM, Emerging Markets, FM, Frontier Markets, infrastructure, investing, Investment, Sub-Saharan Africa
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