Topic: Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil: 11 books to read before you go
The 11 travel books that The Lonely Planet suggests you read before arriving in Brazil.
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10 of TIME's 100 'most influential'
What does it mean to be influential today? TIME Magazine may not have a scientific answer, but they identified scores of people in their 2012 “100 Most Influential People in the World” list, released this week. Here is a sampling of 10 people from around the world who made the cut.
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In Pictures: It's Mardi Gras time all over the world!
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Social Media Stars
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Top 10 sports biographies I wish somebody would write
From Bobby Valentine to Doug Williams, 10 sports figures ripe for a biography.
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Latin America Monitor
Top questions for Rio heading into 2013The host of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics faces many questions as it prepares for mega-events that are changing the way things are working in Rio de Janeiro.
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Watch your tongue: Prejudiced comments illegal in Brazil.
Brazilian lawmakers and law enforcement have drawn the line on free speech when it comes to racial, religious, or ethnic agitation – even though it is a constitutional right.
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Fuel subsidies get scrutiny at Doha talks
Nations spend more than $500 billion to keep fossil fuel prices low, which is popular with voters but harms the climate. Removing fossil-fuel subsidies would lower carbon emissions by more than 10 percent by 2050, the OECD calculates.
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Will Brazil miss the goal with 2014 World Cup?
Brazilians are concerned that mismanagement of the World Cup and the Olympics Games will squander the country's chance to build needed infrastructure and improve government.
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Latin Americans love Obama – so why the 'collective shrug' on reelection?
Obama is considered more popular in Latin America than his predecessor. But the region's self-confidence makes it feel far less buffeted by a particular president's outlook.
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Latin America Monitor
Brazil: Congress to vote on redistribution of oil royaltiesCities currently pocketing royalties oppose the vote, but a study found that despite a rise in GDP, those receiving the most royalties accomplished little in terms of improving employment, literacy, and wages.
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Latin America Monitor
Bad boys: Brazil slaps misbehaving soccer players with service, not just suspensionsIn an attempt to make athletes better role models, Brazil has mandated that some offending players do community service and help kids in need.
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Latin America Monitor
Rio: An island of relative safety in a sea of vulnerability?Rio de Janeiro has made strides to improve public safety, leading the way for Brazil's other 26 states. But with upcoming mega-events, coordination between federal and state forces is still needed.
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Wanted in Brazil: more English speakers
Brazil placed near the bottom of a 54-country ranking of English proficiency this week. But with floods of tourists expected to attend the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, more people are signing up for English classes.
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Latin America Monitor
Rio's slums attract young, hip European immigrants looking for cheap housingThe number of foreigners living in Brazil jumped by more than 50 percent between 2010 and April 2012, in part due to Brazil's favorable economic conditions.
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Reverse brain drain: Economic shifts lure migrants homeThe tide of brain drain – from developing countries to industrialized nations – has turned. Human capital is returning home to Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Africa, while some European professionals squeezed by the recession, turn toward developing countries for advancement.
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Reverse brain drain pulls Brazilians home, and Europeans with them
Reverse brain drain means twofold "brain gain" for Brazil as the global recession pulls native Brazilians home and, with them, a wave of European migrants leaving their austerity stricken homelands.
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Latin America Monitor
Soap operas put the spotlight on Brazil's new middle classTraditionally soap operas in Brazil were aspirational, often starring wealthy characters. But now they are intended to reflect the lifestyle of the new middle class that rose up over the past decade.
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Rio de Janeiro on building spree for Olympics, World Cup – but at what cost?
Brazil has lifted millions out of poverty in the past decade. But Rio's transformation in the lead-up to the Olympics and World Cup may be hurting those left behind.
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Latin America Monitor
Brazil: As prison populations grow is it time to rethink policy on drugs?A new São Paulo think tank is urging Brazilians to rethink the country's drug policy. Brazil's drug law changed in 2006, but many say it has backfired as the drug-related prison population has boomed.
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Why is Brazil the new America? Hint: water.
While the US farm belt is mining its groundwater, Brazil is expanding production and lowering the cost of raising food.
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Can Mexico reclaim title as region's largest economy from Brazil?
Mexico was once Latin America’s darling, but in the past decade Brazil has far surpassed it as commodities drove economic growth. President-elect Peña Nieto is eager to reposition Mexico.
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Latin America Monitor
'Supersize it': seats widen to accommodate Brazil's growing obese populationObesity is on the rise in Brazil, and regional governments are responding with legislation requiring larger seats and equipment for schools, public transportation, and hospitals.
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Latin America Monitor
Gentrification: a new word in Brazilian conversationAs Rio prepares for the 2016 Olympics it balances the desire to transform the city with calls to maintain its rich mosaic of communities.
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Difference Maker
Volleyball for all on a famous Rio beachRoberto Bosch's volleyball school was getting nowhere. Then he invited kids from the slums to join for free.
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Latin America Monitor
London Olympics 2012: What are the lessons for next host, Brazil?With the London Games wrapping up today, the spotlight moves to Rio, the host city of the 2016 Olympics.
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Brazilian boos at women's volleyball final: Gold won but Olympic spirit lost?
At the women's volleyball final Saturday, Brazil dominated the US for a deserved gold. But the Brazilian crowd's tone turned foul, raising questions about the Olympic spirit at Rio 2016.
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Latin America Monitor
Gold medals, gold standards: Soccer brings role reversal for Mexico and BrazilMexico took its first gold medal today with its stunning win over Brazil in soccer, bringing a burst of joy to a struggling nation.
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Latin America Monitor
Brazil: So hot right nowBrazilian culture is gaining popularity in the United States with everything from theater to video games. But its image isn't always positive or accurate.
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Latin America Monitor
Brazil is stamping out favela violence – now on to trash collection and educationBrazil's first impact study on its Police Pacification Units reveals that the program has significantly reduced violence, but still needs extensive reform.
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