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Brazzil Magazine Lula Has No One But Himself to Blame for Falling Out of Grace with Foreign Press

Augusto Zimmermann
The supporters of president Lula in Brazil constantly remind us that he is very appreciated by foreign journalists. Well, I bring some bad news to these people: Lula is definitively not as "loved" as he once was.

In a certain way, everything started to change when Brazil decided to support the request from Cuba and Libya to suspend the
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Added by Brazzil Magazine on February 4, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Lula's Latest Decree Is Death Knell for Free Press and Private Property

Janer Cristaldo Readers ask me if I'm not going to comment on the infamous Decree 7,037 establishing the National Human Rights Program, the last gasp of the Kremlin's widows in a Brazil where the essence of the air is still red. (Le fond de l'air est rouge, as the 1968 rich kids used to say in Paris). To be honest, I wasn't going to comment. The mainstream media is strongly denouncing the miniconstituent d… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on January 29, 2010 at 10:25pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Twitter, a Madhouse Where Brazilians Are as Crazy as Anybody Else

Washington Araújo Accessing the Internet is becoming as much a routine as brushing your teeth first thing in the morning. While we sleep the world keeps happening and if it happens it must be a record of it in a news portal or some blog. Famous people seem to die first on the Internet. A shameful situation involving a celebrity takes on an air of tragedy first on the Internet. And if you think a… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on January 26, 2010 at 10:55pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Black Americans' Prejudice Is Drowning Out What Brazilians Say About Themselves

Ana Paula da Silva When African Americans talk about traveling to Brazil, two types of tourism tend to be discussed. On the one hand, there is a growing interest in so-called "heritage tourism" to Salvador da Bahia, supposedly Brazil's blackest city. On the other, there's the "scandal" of what author Jewel Woods has called black America's best kept secret: black male sexual tourism in Rio de Janeiro.… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on January 23, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Under Complicit Silence of Nation Lula Is Swindling Brazil with the Rafales

By Reinaldo Azevedo Were it not for this kind of collective abduction that we are all subjected to with "The Man" doing as he pleases over the institutions - and the public morality - the case of the Rafale fighter jets would be treated for what it is: a scandal, perhaps Lula administration's largest one. It is not like that because I want to. That's the way it is. India has opened an international tend… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on January 19, 2010 at 12:39pm — No Comments

bernertry Clinton, Bush say saving lives is top goal in Haiti

Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say. In a pre-recorded interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Bush and Clinton said the new fund created by President Barack Obama also seeks to ensure that money keeps coming in after the new… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 17, 2010 at 2:41pm — No Comments

bernertry Google Embraces Partners to Straddle Desktop-Cloud Divide

Google has unveiled plans today to allow Google Docs to store any type of files, and revealed a new tool from Memeo to enable users to access, migrate, and synchronize files between their desktop and Google Docs. These announcements signify a broader strategy by Google to help business customers bridge the gap between the desktop and the cloud. Google has been aggressively… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 2:18pm — No Comments

bernertry Google Reacts To Nexus One Complaints

With complaints about its online-only support for the new Nexus One smartphone piling up, Google said it is moving as quickly as possible to address customer dissatisfaction. The company's support forum is loaded with complaints about spotty 3G coverage from carrier partner T-Mobile, a lack of information on delivery status after a phone is purchased and getting the run around w… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 12, 2010 at 10:29am — No Comments

bernertry Fiorina Lends Campaign $2.5 Million

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina loaned $2.5 million of her own money to her campaign for the U.S. Senate, an indication she's willing to invest significant personal resources to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Fiorina also raised nearly $1.1 million in donations during her first two months in the race. After expenses, that gives her about $2.7 million going into… Continue

Added by bernertry on January 11, 2010 at 11:12pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine How Sean Goldman's Brazilian Family Exploited Hague's Loopholes to Keep the Boy

The Lins e Silva and Bianchi families' lawyers announced they will continue to dispute custody of nine-year-old Sean Goldman in Brazilian courts. The problem is that under the terms of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Brazilian courts should not decide custody in this case. Sean, the son of Bruna Bianchi and an American, David Goldman, was born in the United… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on January 4, 2010 at 10:47am — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine You've Got to Hear Eduarda Fadini, Heir to the Best Voice Brazil Has to Offer

When I hear Eduarda Fadini singing, it comes to my mind that Brazil is not only a storehouse of great soccer players, but also a country that produces great female singers, inexhaustible. Eduarda is an example of it. Carioca (from Rio de Janeiro), niece of one of the members of the famous bossa nova vocal group Os Cariocas, she appeared on the music scenery as a talented singer and songwriter in the late… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on January 3, 2010 at 10:27pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Giuliani Comes to Rio for Another Assault on the Poor in the Name of Hygiene and Order

By Thaddeus Blanchette Well, it's official. The city of Rio de Janeiro will probably hire Rudy Giuliani to tell them how to clean up our town for the Olympics. Let me tell you why this is a bad idea. Rudy's good at tooting his own horn and, to hear the man talk, he got rid of crime in the Big Apple in only 6 years by instituting a "zero tolerance" policy. According to Rudy, "It's the logic of the brok… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on December 30, 2009 at 9:57pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Role Reversal: David (Goldman) versus Goliath (Brazil)

B. Michael Rubin I doubt there is anyone, American or Brazilian, who isn't relieved to see the Goldman saga come to a conclusion. No matter where your sympathies lie, five years is long enough for any child custody case to linger in limbo. I suspect that it was in fact the five-year battle that rocketed this matter to the media's attention, as family custody fights are not typical headline grabbers… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on December 26, 2009 at 9:06pm — No Comments

Janet Wilkins How To Write A Commendable GCSE Coursework?

Coursework writing is really not a peanut as I took it in the beginning when I was assigned a college coursework. It was really tough to find coursework help, even online coursework help. But you know internet is a magical world, sooner or later you come to the right place. So did I when I started searching online coursework help. But it took a lot of time of mine to find the exact material for writing my college coursework. It is very essential to have the correct guidelines for writing… Continue

Added by Janet Wilkins on December 11, 2009 at 8:34pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Major Villain, Livestock Source of 50% of Brazil's Greenhouse

A study still to be published in a scientific journal shows that half of the emissions of greenhouse gases in Brazil is caused by livestock. The largest contribution comes from deforestation for new pastures in the Amazon, which represents 75% of total deforestation. The study by 10 Brazilian scientists shows that greenhouse gas emissions from cattle between 2003 and 2008 for the Amazon and Cer… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on December 10, 2009 at 11:34am — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Brazil's Lula Signs Bill Making Corruption Heinous Crime

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this Wednesday, December 9, during a ceremony commemorating the International Day Against Corruption, that is necessary to encourage people to report acts of corruption and provide protection so that citizens feel safe to report them. He signed the bill, to be sent to Congress, which makes the practice of corruption a heinous crime. For Lula, the c… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on December 9, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Lula Wants World to Know Brazil Is Iran's Good Friend, Nukes Included

Brazilian diplomats believe that the administration of president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva plans to expand Brazil government's outward signs of support and solidarity to Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to them, last week's visit of Brazil's Foreign Minister, Celso Amorim, to the Iranian city of Isfahan to arrange Lula's visit to Tehran is just another proof of the Brazilian… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on December 7, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Brazzil Magazine Police Break International Ring that Took 4,500 Brazilians Illegally to the US

Charged with trying to rig the US working visa program in Brazil, 11 Brazilians have been arrested in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná and Santa Catarina. The police, which carried out Operation Anarchy to catch the suspects, accuse them of being part of an international ring specialized in taking Brazilians illegally to the United Sates. The American consulate in São Paulo estimates… Continue

Added by Brazzil Magazine on December 7, 2009 at 4:07pm — No Comments

Katia Moraes BRAZILIAN HEART DECEMBER 2009 CHRISTMAS'S GIFT IDEAS!

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Added by Katia Moraes on December 7, 2009 at 3:24pm — No Comments

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Brazil Ready to Punish the US: US$ 560 Million in Tariffs on 222 Products

Drugs in BrazilIn response to protectionist measures adopted by the U.S. government in the cotton sector and after winning its case brought to the World Trade Organization seven year ago, the Brazilian government is ready to retaliate against the US and has already prepared a list of products that will be subject to retaliation.

Carnaval: Brazil on the Lookout for Child Sex Abuse by Nationals and Foreigners

Brazilian CarnavalFor the fifth straight year, the "Facing Up To Sexual Exploitation of Children During Carnival" campaign was inaugurated by the head of Brazil's Special Secretariat for Human Rights, minister Paulo Vannuchi.

Brazil's Largest Party Lines Behind Lula and His Choice to Succeed Him

Dilma Rousseff The PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement party, Brazil's main political force, reaffirmed its alliance with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's Workers Party, PT, and closed ranks behind his handpicked candidate for October's presidential election, Dilma Rousseff.

Almost 1 million Brazilians Stop Receiving their Family Allowance

Brazil's Family Allowance Over 700 thousand Brazilians have lost their Bolsa Família (Family Allowance), a monthly voucher given by the government to the poorest in the country, because they did not update their registrations.

Brazil's Sugarcane Industry Wants Import Tariff Cut Done Fast

Brazilian sugar industryThe announcement by the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) to postpone a decision to reduce Brazil's ethanol import duty from 20% to zero means it will take a bit longer for the move to be announced, but not for its impact to take effect once the decision is made.

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