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EPARREI! IANSÃ (Santa Barbara) In the Brazilian mixtures of Catholicism and African religions, Iansã , the Orisha of storms, thunder, l...

BRAZIL RECOGNIZES PALESTINE STATE [Update 06 December 2010: AFP reports "Argentina, Uruguay to recognize Palestine."] Andre...

IS OBAMA HOPELESS? Apparently (and sadly), YES, when it come to fighting against extending the obscene Bush tax-cuts for the super rich. ...

BRAZIL'S FORESTS: GOOD AND SAD NEWS Contrary to what might be expected, the sad news comes from the Mata Atlantica (top photo). ...

A SONNET FOR CANCÚN As the climate talks in Cancún get rolling toward more widely expected avoidance, delay and posturing,  a sonnet fro...

BRAZIL'S AMAZON DEFORESTATION FALLS TO LOWEST ON RECORD (but...) This is very good news (indeed!) but it is important to note that t...

DRUG WARS IN RIO A boy with the word "Peace" written in his forehead looks on during a protest at the Complexo do Alemão  slu...

WHAT IS BEAUTY? Here's a fascinating Darwinian explanation from philosopher of art Denis Dutton. Following the line of reasoning from...

RIO BRANCO: A GRINGO'S VIEW (Colors that are worn.) I'll add more from time to time.

STREET WAR IN RIO DE JANEIRO This is off the usual meander presented in this blog but it is unquestionably the hottest story going on in...

FLOODS, FIRES AND DROUGHTS In recent years, Brazil has experienced all three forms of weather-driven events. But that hardly makes Brazi...

BLACK FRIDAY: THE GLOBALIZATION  OF AMERICAN SHOPPING NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- International visitors to New York took advantage of bo...

AMAZON DROUGHT IS THE THIRD EXTREME DRY SEASON IN TWELVE YEARS I've previously posted about the 2010 drought in Amazônia. Now, Nick ...

WARRIOR OF PEACE For the words and a bit more info in Portuguese click on the video.

REASON AT THE EDGE Richard Thayler, at Edge , writes: I am doing research for a new book and would hope to elicit informed responses to...