Quarterly
ONLINE Magazine
Winter
2003
January-February-March
Year 7, Number 24
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Brazil
TradeNet: the right spot for business people -
Maintained by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations BrazilTrade
Net offers, free of any charge, comprehensive information about
foreign trade on the Internet
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ENTERTAINMENT
ONLINE
The
City of God -
Set
on the mean streets of a Rio de Janeiro slum (in the "Cidade
de Deus" housing project), this film follows two boys who
grow up down differing paths (stretched across over 15 years,
from the late 1960s to the early 1980s)
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THE
NEW YORK TIMES
Films
in Land That's Ready For Revolution Of the Mind
- Though it takes place in one of the last
remaining Communist strongholds, the Havana Film Festival is still
a competitive event; it may be the only festival to give an award
to the best poster, which is not a bad idea (...) continued
Films
in Land That's Ready For Revolution Of the Mind
- From the heart of its plant here (Camaçari),
Braskem, the product of the recent merger of
six Brazilian petrochemical companies, certainly looks imposing,
with ducts, pipelines, tanks and flares as far as the eye can
see. (...) continued
FINANCIAL
TIMES
Da Silva's unlikely allies
- When Brazilian
business people began to rally round Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva during his victorious campaign for the nation’s
presidency, many did so in the belief that he would produce the
sustained economic growth (...) continued
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AND PERSPECTIVES
Culture,
the Software of the Mind -
If
you think that all it takes to know about someone's culture is
to learn his or her language, food, monuments and history, think
again. (...) continued
Electronic
Crimes -
Electronic
means, specially the Internet, allow people to commit complex
crimes that require a rapid and specialized solution. Technological
advances have been providing for an increase of common crimes
. (...) continued
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
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BIA
GARCEZ
Reflections on Bia Garcez, a
painter in love with nature - The
acclaimed plastic artist, Bia Garcez, born and raised in Rio
de Janeiro, began drawing and painting when she was only eight
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MUSIC
Yamandu
Costa: Crowning Brazil's top guitar player
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There is this large figure on stage, head bobbing, long, brown
hair flying in all directions, deliberately crossing one leg
over and then uncrossing and then recrossing (...) continued
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ENVIRONMENT
Losses and Gains: An early 2003 update on the Amazon
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Last
year, 2002, the Amazon region lost some of its most important
voices, which will never be replaced in their uniqueness. Their
messages, however, will continue
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BUSINESS
Molson targets Brazil -
Cold
beer (and “choppe”) has conquered Brazilians once
and for all. Consumption has increased to such an extent that
among the 100 most popular manufactured products, according
to the Brazilian Census Bureau (IBGE), beer went from position
Nº 41 in 1979
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Montly Column
CELINA PENTEADO
Jan: A
Beautiful Day Read
Feb: The
United Kingdom of Ipanema Read
Mar: Is
It Worth to Change? Read
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Quarterly
SAMPA STREET SCENES Simpatias
- Prayers and Supertitions - 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
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Quarterly
(Dr.) PAUL A. ROCHE Poem: Travels
Within the Mindscape continued
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TOURISM
AND TRAVEL
The ABC of Brasil travel, an American perspective -
You should consider visiting Brazil even if you have to save
a portion of your butter and egg money for a couple of years.
Especially, if you haven’t traveled much, it can became
your vacation of a lifetime. (...)
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