October 1993

CONTENTS:

Cover: São Paulo’s underbelly (p. 7)

Short story: Lygia Fagundes Telles’ “Biruta” (p. 13)

Indians: The jungle puzzle – The Yanomamis’ massacre (p. 15)

UN Indian nations (p. 16)

Nation: Cutting up Brazil – Creating a new country on the South (p. 17)

Death squads: Run, it’s the police! (p. 19)

Dunga: a soccer bull (p. 21)

Brazil growing again: Economic blue skies (p. 22)

Clério DeMoraes: Painting the unconscious (p. 23)

Interview: Say (Master) Amen to capoeira (p. 24)

Conspiracy? Hollywood x Brazil (p. 27)

The star (Sandra Bréa) has AIDS (p. 29)

Music: Ben Jor = Big Hit (p. 30)

Travel: Amazonic Pará (p. 32)

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)

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