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Education in Brazil: an overview

By Alain at 03/13/07 06:56

In Brazil, pre-school (kindergarten and equivalents) is not mandatory. The official educational cycle in Brazil provides for eight years of fundamental education, three years of intermediary education, and between four and six years of superior education.

Original source: V-Brazil.com. Education in Brazil

Why is the Brazilian Amazon being Destroyed?

Why is Brazil losing so much of the rain forest, and what can be done to stop it? The shocking facts show that between May 2000 and August 2006, Brazil lost nearly 150,000 square kilometers of forest, an area larger than the size of Greece.

Original source: Mongabay.com. Deforestation in the Amazon

Brazilian and US Presidents agree on biofuels

Heralding a push to to develop biofuels, President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, agreed on Friday to share technology to develop alternative fuels and reduce reliance on oil imports from Venezuela.

Original source: Freep.com. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. freep. com/ apps/ pbcs. dll/ article?AID=/ 20070310/ NEWS07/ 703100310/ 1009/ NEWS07, anchor: U.S., Brazil to push biofuels]

Currency gains, while stocks fall, after tame inflation figures

Optimism reigned after the Brazil's tame inflation figures were announced, fueling the value of the Real, and causing stocks to fall. Pundits were of the opinion that the healthy economic fundamentals will help fuel foreign direct investment.

Original source: Reuters. Brazil's stocks fall, real gains on tame inflation

How prevalent is street crime in Brazil?

If money buys happiness, then all our lives would be so much simpler. Issues such as street crime are often the direct result of social problems caused by unemployment and the cost of living.

Original source: Zonalatina. Fear of Street Crime in Brazil

Life is a beach in Brazil.

In Brazil, going to the beach is the raison d' etre. I am sitting with my laptop on Tartaruga beach, soaking it all up. This is just one of twenty beaches on the Buzios peninsula.

Original source: escapeartist.com. In Brazil life is a beach

Ever considered the island of Santa Catarina?

Picture a very large and very lovely Brazilian island with numerous perfect uncrowded beaches. With bargain priced real-estate this beautiful region is a great choice.

Original source: escapeartist.com. Real Estate in Florianópolis, Brazil

Brazilian politician indicted in New York

After money was moved to a New York Bank, Paulo Maluf, the former mayor of São Paulo and currently the leader of a rightist party in Brazil’s Congress, was indicted on a charge of taking part in a scheme to falsify contractor invoices to contractors involved in building Avenida Agua Espraiada, a giant highway in São Paulo.

Original source: NY Times. Brazilian Politician Indicted in New York in Kickback Scheme

Group protest Bush's visit

A group of hundreds of Brazilian peasants staged a protest against the upcoming visit of President Bush. They were demonstrating against what is perceived as being the domination and control of the natural resources of Brazil by foreign companies.

Original source: Reuters. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / today. reuters. com/ news/ articleinvesting. aspx?view=CN&storyID=2007 -03 -07T173133Z_ 01_ N07217048_ RTRIDST_ 0_ BRAZIL -PROTESTS -PEASANTS. XML&rpc=66&type=qcna, anchor: Brazil peasants stage protests ahead of Bush visit]

President tells Brazilians to respect women

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazilians must show women more respect by using condoms during sex. Talking on Wednesday at an event to help women avoid sexually transmitted diseases, the president said "sex is something everybody likes, it's a biological necessity for humans, so what we must do is teach,"

Original source: Washington Post. [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. washingtonpost. com/ wp -dyn/ content/ article/ 2007/ 03/ 07/ AR2007030701512. html, anchor: Lula tells Brazil to respect women]