APRIL
2002

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CONTENTS:

11
COVER
STORY

The Army is in the
streets. It's dengue.

06
Memory:

Dies Oswaldo Sargentelli
sambista and mulatólogo

07
Land:

Cinta Larga Indians
get rid of miners

08
Human Rights:

Minas Gerais's jails
fail Amnesty's test

09
Children:

Rio street kids tell
their version of the story

10
Violence:

Brazil is in state
of war, says UN

17
Salary Raise:

You don't give
this to a beggar!

18
Politics:

Roseana Sarney gives up
presidency quest

19
Opinion:

Has the PT (Workers'
Party) changed?

21
Economy:

Energy finally under
government control

24
History:

How sugar started
and ended slavery

28
Short Story:

"eles eram muitos cavalos"
by Luiz Ruffato
In Portuguese

34
Impressions:

Rio, stereotypes
and a first-hand look

38
Language:

English for Brazucas VII

39
Book Reviews:

Pedra Canga by Thereza Albues
& Sky-Eclipse by Régis Bonvicino

41
Music:

The extraordinary resurrection
of Trio Mocotó

54
Travelogue:

The hip and the ugly
in the South of Brazil

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