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Brazil: Do banks have metal or melanin detector doors?

Posted by Paula Góes on 19/11/2009

Most banks in Brazil use revolving doors with metal detectors. But are they being used as an excuse to discriminate against people? A citizen media video reveals at least one case.

Americas Brazil General Human Rights Portuguese Racism Video Weblog

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Disturbing Images Blogged on alleged Timor Assassin

Posted by Keta Haluha on 19/11/2009

On the 15th November Portuguese language blogger, Timor Lorosae Nacao, posted disturbing images of the corpse of Major Alfredo Reinado undergoing an autopsy in Dili in February 2008.  Major Reinado led a group of armed men to the house of Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on the morning of 11 Feb ...

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Blogger Profiles: Caribé, an incurable idealist and cyberactivist in Brazil

Posted by Diego Casaes on 15/11/2009

Global Voices Online has interviewed João Carlos Caribé, one of the most influential cyberactivist bloggers in Brazil and the man behind the Mega Não movement, that fights censorship in the Brazilian Internet.

Americas Blogger Profiles Brazil Cyber-Activism English Freedom of Speech General Portuguese Weblog

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Brazil: Was the blackout caused by hackers or UFOs?

Posted by Paula Góes on 14/11/2009

See the many conspiracy theories about the 2009 blackout in Brazil: everything from the president, his possible successor, UFOs and hackers have been blamed from one blog to another.

Americas Brazil Energy Feature General Media Portuguese Weblog

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Angola: The high cost of living in Luanda

Posted by Clara Onofre on 09/11/2009

The high cost of living in the country is paradoxical: Angola's high development indicators are not reflected in the finances of the majority of Angola's citizens and do not translate to quality of life for those less economically well off.

Angola Development Economics Portuguese Sub-Saharan Africa Weblog

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