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Bringing Business to Brazil’s Slums
An audio version is available on the link at the bottom. “Brazil’s economy is growing at an astounding rate, and many expect the country to soon become an economic superpower. The recent success has...
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Rio Has Its Hands Full
It seems Rio de Janeiro’s police force have their hands full (BBC). Click on the map to enlarge current hot spots of violence. Meanwhile, the BOPE Captain says: “I believe the task of forgiving the...
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The Story of Biscoito Globo
…or Biscoito ‘Grobo’, if you prefer. “Olha o Globo!” – A Story of Brothers, Biscuits and Beaches
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The Real Tropa de Elite
Operation Avalanche – Coronel Paulo Henrique Azevedo de Moraes, head of Bope, addressing 240 “caveiras” (skulls, meaning Bope troops) before heading into Complexo do Alemão this past Sunday. I’d say...
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TEDx takes place in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 15th
On the 15th of February, Rio de Janeiro will play host to TEDx. For an entire day, cariocas interested in subjects such as health, transportation, education, culture, arts, design, science, technology...
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Petrópolis Floods
Petrópolis and surrounding areas have flooded, as you may have heard. Over 800 people so far are said to have lost their lives and more than 400 are still missing. BBC has more. If you are in Rio and...
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“Olha o Globo!”– Brothers, Biscuits & Beaches
(with Two Brothers in the background) Ask any beach-going Brazilian that has been to Rio de Janeiro what images come to mind when they think of Rio and I’d bet Biscoito Globo is one of them. The...
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Paving The Way for People Who Matter
The picture above is of Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro where municipal workers are working quickly to fill potholes in the community. Ideally, this scene would be about the local government’s...
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Hacker reportedly helped politicians change votes
Apparently, this is news from late last year, but it’s still being reported (but not mentioned in large newspapers). One issue with the veracity of this report is something I read about votes being...
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Give freely, or else
My day shift at the hostel in Ipanema had ended and, as usual, I stuck around chatting with the friendly manager and some of the guests. Upon noticing it was already dark out, I said goodbye, then ran...
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