Blogs about: Shantytowns
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The Recycler (“Catador”)
Julio Cesar The reality was: we didn’t have our own house. Our home was underneath that canopy. There we slept, ate, and bathed. So, we took care of that place with affection… as if it were our home. … more →
Fighting on the Outskirts (Lutando na Periferia)
Shantytowns
wrote 2 days ago: A squatters dream and a slumbering settlement, as a gold-rush town where stories were told an … more →
Pimp My Rio Sustainability Olympics!
wrote 3 days ago: Pity Brazil. It could be about to get the “Bird’s Nest Stadium” treatment. It happened in Beijing in … more →
The Other Side of the Coin - The Voices of the Slums
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wrote 4 months ago: Local races, colours, flavours and welcoming people. Belém is said to be more than simply “The Gatew … more →
Sustainable plastic?
wrote 8 months ago: Have you visualized an empty soda bottle, becoming the ultimate eco avatar that saves energy, become … more →
Disposable. Sustainable. Plastic Bottles of Coke.
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wrote 10 months ago: Q: What’s full of empty calories, packed in disposable plastic, saves energy, helps Earth … more →
Summer Reading
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wrote 11 months ago: One of the many things I love about summer is that I get to do more reading. When I read a good book … more →
Brazilian Soldiers Raid Slums to Clear the Way for the 2014 World Cup
wrote 11 months ago: *Taken from the Daily Mail. Lots of pics at link. Hundreds of Brazilian soldiers and police officers … more →
Peoploos (a.k.a. Shut Up, Sarah MacLachlin)
wrote 1 year ago: You, Too, Can Choose To Give Money Every Month to a Dog Over a Starving Child Enough. If I see Sarah … more →
Complexo do Alemao, Rio de Janeiro, November 2010 fighting
wrote 1 year ago: Excellent reporting from The Economist Time’s up Nov 28th 2010, 19:06 by H.J. | RIO DE JANEIRO … more →
The Recycler ("Catador")
wrote 1 year ago: Julio Cesar The reality was: we didn’t have our own house. Our home was underneath that canopy. Ther … more →
Cariocas’ hopes start to come true
wrote 1 year ago: by H.J. for The Economist – Americas View, November 30th, 2010. Every four years, just before … more →
Rio's Shantytowns to Become Tourist Attraction
wrote 1 year ago: A City Set on a Hill Cannot be Hidden Photo by Charlie Phillips Over the past few years Brazil … more →
The Michael Franti Interview
wrote 1 year ago: THE MONTCLAIR TIMES – Michael Franti has been barefoot for 10 years now, and he’s not lo … more →
The Prostitute
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wrote 1 year ago: Carol's reflection in a mirror at Prive Hotel Everything that I do is for them, if I am in this … more →
The Health Agent
wrote 1 year ago: Andréia People from the asphalt, from outside, think that everything that is bad comes from here in … more →
The Rap Musician
wrote 1 year ago: N-Acor Politicians steal millions and are not punished. A citizen who steals a package of rice from … more →
The Police Officer
wrote 1 year ago: Wandercy Life gives opportunities to everyone, it’s enough to want to take the right path. I thank G … more →
Series on Brazil in Britain's The Guardian - Série sobre Brasil no jornal The Guardian
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wrote 2 years ago: British newspaper The Guardian is in the midst of a video series on Brazil entitled, ‘Five Day … more →
Circolombia
wrote 2 years ago: Soy impresionado! Circolombia packed out the Roundhouse on Saturday night and put on a brilliantly e … more →
