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Who is making Brazilian beer? - The market of cold, frothy "loirinha" or "choppe" (a.k.a. beer) in local breweries in Brazil is quickly becoming an international playground for companies competing with AmBev for business. (...) continued

Transportation to middle class - The recent economic upheaval in Argentina shook the world's financial markets and raised doubts over the wisdom of investing in Latin America. (...) continued

Is Brazil ready for private universities for working people? The range of University programs is varied and tries to meet the needs of different types of students. It varies from traditional, 4-month courses in public universities to weekend courses for busy executives. (...) continued

DANIEL HENRIQUE DE SOUZA PINTO
Young Brazilian talent (...) continued

ANDRE CAMARGO LOPES
Inside Brazilian minds - There is no better opportunity to analyze Brazil than when you are not there. You need to be away from the hurricane in order to see it (...) continued

PAUL ROCHE
Poem: Call of the Wild Flower (...) continued

MARKET AND ECONOMY
Brazil in offensive to challenge subsidies - The Brazilian government is launching an unprecedented offensive to challenge US and European Union agricultural subsidies and trade incentives before the World Trade Organisation. (...) continued

Brazilians Caugh in Loop - Five years after the opening of telecommunications to private competition, Brazilian operators seem to be caught in a loop (...) continued

Coffee: Brazil hopes to break locals' drinking habits - Brazil, which registered a record level of green coffee exports last year, is also hoping to boost consumption by its own population to counterbalance the dramatic fall in world prices. (...) continued

CULTURE
Capoeira - The forbidden dance - No, not the lambada, but capoeira - the 400-year-old Brazilian martial art/dance form that's winning converts wherever it goes (...) continued

SOCIETY
Rio's Famous Slum: Progress at a Price - It's a mild, sunny winter afternoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Rocinha is hopping. People swarm through the narrow streets, vendors hawk their wares, music trickles out of apartment windows in buildings packed closely together (...) continued