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In The Hills Of Rio, Shantytowns Get A Makeover
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | over 1 year ago
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In the past, we hear how unsafe this place was, and now we're walking around," says Lotar who is visiting for the first time. "Now, we feel that the favelas [are] really being integrated into our city." Rio de Janeiro is hosting soccer's World Cup in
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Drug gangs swap pistols and murder for popcorn and movies
Ipanema :: Brazil | over 1 year ago
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The popular picturehouse is putting DVD pirates out of business Complexo do Alemao, one of the biggest favelas in Rio de Janeiro, used to be known more for drug trafficking than as a place to watch films. This was a no-go area for the police for
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Rio’s slums get another look amid economic development
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | over 1 year ago
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the famous beaches of Ipanema, imposing Sugar Loaf mountain, the choppy blue Atlantic. The downside of the property that Andreas Wielend wanted was that it was in one of Rio's notorious favelas, the violent slums clinging to the city's picturesque
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Brazilian Leading Web Media Groups Targeted at Women Announce Merger
São Paulo :: Brazil | over 1 year ago
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The Brazilian Internet groups Bolsa de Mulher, a multi-platform digital media company for women belonging to Ideiasnet, and e-Midia, the company that holds the properties Vila Mulher, Cyber Cook and Cyber Diet, trend-setters in vertical markets, are
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Heads Up: In Brazil, a Second Life for the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo :: Brazil | over 1 year ago
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ON a recent Friday night in Rio de Janeiro , a mix of young locals and tourists sipped caipirinhas and danced along to a samba-infused rock band at the Maze, a combination bed-and-breakfast and night club. The moonlit vistas of Sugar Loaf and
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Crucial equipment for new phase in Bolsa da Mae Programme
Dili :: East Timor | over 1 year ago
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Crucial equipment handed over to kickstart new phase in Bolsa da Mae Programme The United Nations Development Programme transferred crucial pieces of equipment including motorbikes and laptops over to the Ministry of Social Solidarity in support of
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Brazil bolsters security, crisis situation threatens Indians
Lima :: Peru | almost 2 years ago
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August 15, 2011 Brazil bolsters security as crisis situation' threatens uncontacted Indians The Brazilian government says it will dispatch National Security Force agents to help protect a tribe of uncontacted Indians missing after drug traffickers
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The Interrupters and Elite Force 2 – city violence spreads to the big screen
Englewood :: CO :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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Ho/Reuters Now and then, the movie-release schedule snaps into line with real-world events. This time last week I'd already planned to write something about a pair of new films touching on cinema's age-old idea of the city as dark, perilous and
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Brazil: Canada’s new preferred partner
São Paulo :: Brazil | almost 2 years ago
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Canadians' knowledge of Brazil may be as scant as the country's famed micro-thong swimwear. But somehow the South American economic giant has edged out traditional favourites such as Mexico and Argentina as Canada's new preferred partner in the
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Rio's favela dwellers to be displaced in the rush to be ready
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | almost 2 years ago
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Getty Images The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, shows off the key to the city of Rio de Janeiro yesterday "The World Cup and Olympics are good opportunities to get positive things done, but the interests behind them are not right. It's about making
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