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Autumn 2002
October-November-December
Year 6, Number 23

 THE CLIPPING DESK

WALL STREET JOURNAL
In Wooing Brazil's Teens, Converse Has Big Shoes to Fill - For as long as Olukemi Salami can remember, she has worn All Star canvas sneakers. Currently, she owns four pairs (...) continued

GLOBE AND MAIL
Tiny Monkeys Discovered in Amazon - Scientists working in Brazil's central Amazon have discovered two new species of monkey the size of kittens, according to a conservation group (...) continued

THE NEW YORK TIMES
Opportune Time for Brazil's Auditors - At the headquarters of Trevisan, Brazil’s biggest homegrown auditing firm, the chairman, Antoninho Marmo Trevisan, named 30 new clients. Each had dropped one of the Big Five accounting firms after Enron’s collapse dragged down Arthur Andersen (...) continued

Brazilians Find a Political Cost for I.M.F. Help - Bazil and other Latin American governments have followed Washington down the free-market path, only to find they are now losing control over their economies (...) continued

Brasil Telecom Uses Problems on Its Turf to Make Gains - Brazil, with its volatile currency and fast-changing economy, is coming to symbolize the dashed expansionist hopes of numerous North American and European telecommunications companies. But while companies like (...) continued

Deep in Brazil, a Flight of Paranoid Fancy - Put reason aside, for a moment, and imagine this: American students are taught that the Amazon should be taken away from Brazil and made into an "international reserve" under United Nations administration. United States Army special forces are training in Florida to seize control of that zone (...) continued

 

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MANABU MABE
Manabu Mabe's Life and Work Enjoyable at the Net - The launching of the official website for Manabu Mabe has already afforded thousands of art lovers the chance to see photos and learn useful information about this brilliant Nipo-Brazilian artist (...) continued
 CARTOON

AFTER ELECTIONS
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 SPECIAL REPORTS
Interview With Paulo Coelho - (...) He collects controversial opinions about his work, but everybody agrees that he is indeed a “publishing phenomenon”, writing books that capture not only his fellows Brazilians, but also the whole world. And the key to this phenomenon seems to be (...) continued

Like Father Like Daughter: Interview With Flávia Virgínia - With the release of her new CD, Livro-Mãe, Flavia Virginia (Djavan's daughter) introduces a reinvigorated Brazilian music and says she is ready to present it (...) continued

Saturday Morning Music in a Bad Part of Town - While cleaning up some old papers, I came across a scribbling I made maybe years ago about a jam session of Choro players which was taking place on Saturday mornings in a music instruments . (...) continued

Brazilian Dance Invades Lyon, France - This year the Biennial was dedicated to Latin America, with the theme “From Rio Grande to the Tierra d’el Fuego, on the Freedom Road”. Brazil was the most represented country in the festival, with (...) continued
 COLUMNS

CELINA PENTEADO
A Brazilian Woman Gourmet Takes a Look at Buenos Aires - With one week of vacation and a great desire to travel, I began thinking about the pros and cons of an international trip (...) continued

SAMPA STREET SCENES
On Brazilian Food: Bom e Barato! - This big city phenomenon was brought on by the recession, assisted by cheap food, and made practical by the Korean "toy" vans which can squeeze into small parking spaces (...) continued

YGAEN HANSEN
B.C. & Brazil: What Do They Have in Common? - What does British Columbia have in common with Brazil? It too has dual economies, one on top and one at the bottom…(...) continued

 READER'S DESK

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Internationalization of Amazon I, II (...) continued

VIEWS AND PERSPECTIVES
Should Voting Be Mandatory in Brazil? - For those of us who follow the Brazilian news, it is impossible to avoid the most important event of the year, the general elections. Brazilian citizens 18 years of age or older MUST vote in this year’s elections. Yes, voting is mandatory in Brazil. (...) continued