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Rio Doce: Brasil’s Worst Environmental Disaster

The vast beach at Regencia was virtually abandoned. Instead of the usual tourists to one of the most important nature reserves along the Espirito Santo coast, a few desperate and sad groups were working the sand. One was a flock of vultures, which was attacking the fish carcasses that were constantly washing ashore. Another was […]

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ARTS CULTURE SÃO PAULO VIDEO

Kobra

Chances are you have passed by one of Eduardo Kobra’s street art murals. His kaleidoscope style images have transformed city walls and sidewalks across the globe into colourful sights that pay homage to some of the world’s most influential figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Dalai Lama. But, in his native city of São […]

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DEMOCRACY ECONOMY POLITICS SÃO PAULO SOCIAL MOVEMENTS UNDERSTANDING BRASIL VIDEO

Report: National day of Democracy / Anti-Austerity Demonstration

Não vai ter golpe! (You won’t have a Coup!). Brasil’s ‘Silent Left’ did indeed show themselves, across 25 cities. Did the international media show them showing themselves? For the most part, no. U.S. & U.K. newspapers, which have received criticism for their coverage of political demonstrations across Latin America, were conspicuous by their absence. Going against narrative […]

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CITIES CULTURE SÃO PAULO VIDEO

SP na Rua – 2nd edition

A collaboration between nomadic underground event Voodoohop & a who’s who of SP counterculture, with a little help from the Secretaria Municipal de Cultura de São Paulo, the first SP na Rua transformed the city centre, usually empty at night, into an unmissable explosion of art, sound & colour. The second, part of the Independent Culture Month, […]

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CITIES SÃO PAULO UNDERSTANDING BRASIL VIDEO

A Sunday drive around São Paulo in October 1988

2013 Version [videoembed type=”youtube” url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXdNZpkALts”]

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UNDERSTANDING BRASIL VIDEO

AJE: World Cup Nation Documentary

The World Cup is long over but this excellent documentary by Al-Jazeera English sheds some rare light upon the complexities of Brasil’s politics & economy.