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BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, The Great Tartan Tea Swindle
The Great Tartan Tea Swindle The Food Programme When Tam o’ Braan began marketing Scottish Tea from his Wee Tea Plantation, the response was astonishing. Upmarket retailers such as Fortnum and Mason and hotels from the Dorchester in London to … Continue reading
The Feather Heist | This American Life
An “analytical diagram” illustrating the various parts of a Jock Scott salmon fly. George M. Kelson’s The Salmon Fly: How to Dress It and How to Use It (1895) A flute player steals a million dollars worth of dead birds. … Continue reading
Portinhola I by guilhermelazaromendes
Photos taken on Pedrinhas State Penitentiary, Maranhao, Brazil, in January 2015. These photos are part of the homonymous book, written by Guilherme Mendes, about the most violent jail in Brazil. From 500px http://ift.tt/1S2KnoB https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/portinhola-i-by-guilhermelazaromendes/
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, crime, criminal, guilhermelazaromendes, jail, Maranhão, northeast brazil, Pedrinhas, penitentiary, prison, prisoners
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Eduardo Cunha, the nemesis of Brazil’s beleaguered president, is now the one feeling the heat
Eduardo Cunha — the speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress who wants to see President Rousseff impeached —is under pressure over his alleged role in a major kickback scheme in the state-controlled oil company Petrobras. http://bentavener.com/2015/12/15/eduardo-cunha-the-nemesis-of-brazils-beleaguered-president-is-now-the-one-feeling-the-heat/
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Tagged Brazil, crime, Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Cunha, Investigations, Lava Jato, Michel Temer, Operation Lava Jato, PMDB, Police, Politics
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How not to get robbed in South America
“If you are going to be pickpocketed or mugged in Brazil, Salvador is likely to be the place,” says the Lonely Planet guidebook on South America. “Don’t take anything with you when you walk around Salvador. No watch, no expensive … Continue reading