February 1993

CONTENTS:

Cover: Rio: under siege (p. 7)

First person: Amo esse caos (p. 9)

Short story: Chico Anísio (p. 13)

Dividing Brazil – New states to come (p. 14)

President Itamar & the poor (p. 15)

Argentina e México dão o exemplo (p. 16)

Coach Parreira will get the Cup (p. 19)

Profile: Maria Samba & Saudade (p. 21)

Books: Paulo Coelho’s turn in the U.S. (p. 24)

Racism: Brazil’s hiding its negritude (p. 24)

Book review: Rota 66, A Bloody Route 66 (p. 25)

Music: Gal does Axé (p. 27)

DEPARTMENTS:

Rapidinhas (p. 6)

Letters (p. 12)

The Cultural Pulse (p. 34)

Por aí (p. 35)

Los Angeles Calendar (p. 38)

San Francisco Calendar (p. 39)

That’s Brazilian (p. 40)

You May Also Like

Exploring the Intimacy of Palestine Refugees in Brazil

Stela Grisotti and Paschoal Samora packed their bags and traveled to Jordan to spend ...

Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba Greet Obama with Hope and Skepticism

The Brazilian government has made it clear that it hopes that the new American ...

Brazil Gets Lowest Inflow of Dollars Since 2008

Brazil started the year with US$ 84 million greater outflow than inflow of dollars ...

Service Fees Make Brazil Banks Incredibly Profitable

For decades the growth of the Brazilian banking sector has continued uninterruptedly, preserved even ...

Brazilian Fashion Gets California Touch for Next Summer

Brazilian stylist Faissal Makhoul is hoping for a hot summer in 2009. To create ...

Finance War: Brazil Wants Banks to Lend More and Charge Less

Private banks in Brazil should follow state lenders and lower interest rates to help ...

Brazil Won’t Feel the US’s Mortgage Debacle and Will Keep World Growing

From 2002 to 2005 Brazil received 640 billion reais (US$ 358 billion) in investment. ...

Brazil’s Mining Giant Vale Investing US$ 59 Billion in Next Four Years

Brazilian mining company Vale do Rio Doce is going to invest heavily in increasing ...

Despite Increase in Sales Brazil Embraer’s Revenues Fall in Second Quarter

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer,  the world's leading manufacturer of commercial jets with up to ...

Iraq Interested in Brazil’s Wind and Solar Energy Technology

Kurdistan's minister of Electricity, Hoshyar Siwaily, showed interest in Brazilian technology for the generation ...