La Voz Latina Capoeira is a 500-year-old martial art developed by African slaves brought to Brazil by the conquering Portuguese. Unlike the slaves of the United States, the slaves in Brazil were allowed to keep possession of musical instruments…
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Intrn’l Video: A Brazilian highway built in the Bolivian rainforest pits environmentalists against indigenous communities
Jan 23, 2013, 2:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — Brazil, like some of its South American neighbors, is considered an emerging market in the global world of trade. One of today’s biggest trade partners is Asia. Brazil, being on the east coast of South America, and…
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Intrn’l Video: Brazilian ballet school for the blind teaches its students to always look up even if they can’t see
Jan 9, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Ever since the 2012 Summer Olympics in London when the world witnessed in awe the determination, courage and performance of double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius as he raced alongside his peers balancing his athletic…
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Intrn’l Video: Evicting Brazilian’s poor in the name of Mother Nature
Nov 14, 2012, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Before Mother Nature decided to start reclaiming her territory on the planet — some call it climate change weather events — individual governments were seeing the damage of overpopulation on their fragile ecosystems and were developing a…
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T-shirt company asks Brazil’s World Cup supporters to buy shirts benefitting Brazil’s street kids
Jul 1, 2010, 1:03 PM 0
LatinaLista — The 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer matches are really starting to heat up as the quarterfinals begin. For fans that means going all-out to show their support. The most popular way for fans to support their teams…
General, Global Views, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final
Brazil’s amnesty of its undocumented highlights the need for a 3-part approach to longlasting immigration reform
Jul 9, 2009, 2:03 PM 12
LatinaLista — The issue of undocumented immigration and its consequences is not unique to the United States. Countries throughout the world are grappling with the same problem. Sometimes, their approaches to solving this universal dilemma is worse than what…
