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    The government of Espírito Santo state, in southeastern Brazil, in the midst of chaos ...

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    35,000 Troops Guard Brazil’s Frontiers. Most Are in the Amazon

    Drug seizures are not infrequent in Brazil’s Amazon region. In early January alone, the ...

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    Heloisa Cristaldo

    Besieged by Cops and Gunmen a Brazilian Community Thrives

    Natives of the Santa Catarina backwoods are instinctively reserved and mistrustful, but Luiz Backes ...

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    Bill Hinchberger

    Fernando Henrique Cardoso wants to stay

    President Fernando Cardoso’s recent announcement that he was interested in seeking a second term ...

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    Mariano Magalhães

    100 days with the President

    Inflation has never been this low in recent times, in Brazil. The country is ...

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    Emerson Luís

    Brazil’s Bolsa Família: A Good Intention Gone Astray

    Two months ago the press divulged the fact that Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program had ...

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    Cristovam Buarque