Culture
Crom! The Ultimate Conan Fan Blog - Lots More Conan in Brazil!
This Blog Rules – The street art in Brazil is continuing to amuse people
Society
Another Voice – Pedophilia? Archbishop says it’s the fault of those gay kids…….
7thSpace – Malaria: an Overview
Voice of America – India, Brazil, South Africa, Lead Effort Against Child Labor
Desertpeace – Torturers protected in Brazil (cartoon)
The Independent – Brazil’s deadly land wars put indigenous leaders in firing line
Global Voices – Brazil: Internet use for accountability, transparency and civic engagement: What is civil society doing?
Corporate Governance Leaders - Corporate Governance in Brazil – an International Trade Union Perspective
Alternative Religions – Cults of Love: Three Ayahuasca-Based Religions from Brazil
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From now on, you will be able to read this column on early Saturdays (for your weekend reading pleasure). I hope to improve its quality, offering more content from news agencies, newspapers, magazines, websites and blogs. The Weekly Headlines articles (that covered the three main Brazilian weekly magazines) weren’t getting much response, so I will stop with those, at least for now.
I hope you like the new format. Comments will – as always – be welcome!
Culture
Economy
San Francisco Chronicle
Financial Times
The Wall Street Journal
- Brazil Ready for Bank Tax — for Other Countries
The New York Times
Miami Herald
IPS -
BBC
Bloomberg
Reuters
The Economist
Straight.com (Vancouver/Canada)
Money Morning (Your guide to financial freedom)
Ya Libnan
H5N1
- WHO: Dengue and primary care: a tale of two cities
World Cup Blog
Rodeo Attitude
Daily life – and not politics, crimes or weather catastrophes – dominate the headlines this week. Veja discusses euthanasia and the new Brazilian Medical Ethics Code, that gives the patient more power over his treatment and his life. Época investigates what makes an outstanding teacher while Isto é discusses the evolution of birth control and the new generation of pills.
Engeneering News – SA, Brazil and India agree to joint satellite programme at trilateral summit
Eurasia Review -Lula’s Legacy: The Two Brazils
Daily India -Brazil, China sign joint action plan for 2010 -2014
The Guardian – Brazil: ‘Affinity’ on Iran with China, India
Washington Examiner -Director James Cameron says ‘small victory’ in Brazil delaying bidding on Amazon dam
Financial Times – Inflation threatens Brazilian expectations (you need a free subscription)
The Christian Science Monitor – Why Brazil signed a military agreement with the US
The New York Times – Rain Multiplies Woes of Rio de Janeiro’s Squatters
The Washington Post – U.S. and Brazil sign defense pact, no decision on jets
MSNBC – Rio demolishing slums in mudslide areas
The Economist – The BRICs -The trillion-dollar club
Business Week - Serra, Rousseff Tied in Run for Brazil Presidency, Poll Shows
Rio starts demolishing slums in high-risk areas
Reuters – Brazil still discussing Iran trade finance plan
France Press - Brazil businesses risk US sanctions for Iran deals: report
Brazil, China seal steel pact, other deals at BRIC meet
BBC – Bric countries try to shift global balance of power
Nothing particularly exciting this week: Veja interviews former São Paulo governor and presidential candidate José Serra (who, according to a poll published today by newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, is leading, with 38% of the vote intentions, against 28% for Dilma Rousseff, president’s Lula favourite). He says the impressive growth of the country was merely consolidated by Lula on a base built by the whole society, since the struggle to overcome the military dictatorship and the adoption of the 1988 Constitution. He also criticized the president’s foreign policies, mainly his very friendly relationship with Cuba and Iran.
Época teaches how to save your marriage (among its advices: understand that it is not about romance – but partnership – and spend more time with your beloved). Isto é discusses the fitness revolution, new techniques that can put you in shape in no time.
Euronews -More mudslides add to misery in Brazil (with video)
The Guardian Weekly – Brazil’s Overlooked Minority (about the Roma)
The Huffington Post – Brazil Seeks New Balance in US Relations
The Washington Post – U.S. seeks to end Brazil cotton spat with changes
The Wall Street Journal - Curb Your Enthusiasm for Brazil
The Seattle Times - CéU: Finding her Brazilian soul by way of New York
The Christian Science Monitor – Big-business Brazil taps into its young entrepreneurs
Business Week – Brazil’s Serra May Vow to Outdo Lula as Presidential Bid Begins
The Economist – Raining on Rio’s parade – An Olympic city faces a sudden loss of oil revenue
Modern Ghana – Ghanaian in Brazil: Restless in Rio (the Vice-President of Ghana visits the country)
Xinhua – Hu’s visit significant to relations with Latin America: diplomat
Reuters – U.S. sees China, India, Brazil key to export growth
Associated Press – Minister: Brazil and US to Sign Defense Agreement
New dispute over boy brought to NJ from Brazil
Rio’s tragedy is the Brazilian magazines’s main topic this week. They point their fingers not to the excessive rainfall that flooded the city and nearby Niterói, killing at least 223 people, but to society and, more specifically, to the government, that allowed hundreds of thousands of houses to be built in areas that are prone to mudslides. Almost 2 million people live in 942 shanty towns in the city of Rio, most of them in the steep mountains that surround the coast. At least 11 thousand people have lost their houses.
If you are interested to learn more about this, check a post I wrote recently about the main causes and the impact of floods in several parts of the country.
