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The hydroelectric complex of Belo Monte, with an estimated cost of 33.8 billion Reais (roughly 1 billion US dollars), was the biggest investment ever realized in the Amazon. Built on the Xingù
In August of 2006, due to health problems, Fidel Castro abdicated power in favor of his brother Raul. For the first time, after 48 straight years as a leader of of the country, he was forced to stand
In October of 2006, some Brazilian Indians belonging to different ethnic groups from all over the country, occupied an old and abandoned colonial building, which had previously hosted the
Taliria Petrone (39 years old) is a young black woman born from a middle-class family ,in Niteroi, a small town just in front of the Rio de Janeiro. She was a brilliant history teacher when she was
Tiago is a young black violinist born in one of the many slums of Rio de Janeiro. Thanks to his passion and talent for music he was able to transform his life. He began to study music when...
During the Brazilian political elections of 2010, the slogan “On the 31st vote 13” was adopted by the Labour Party during all of the second phase of their electoral campaign. Thirteen was the number
The fight against drug trafficking that took place in Rio de Janeiro during the last four decades, puts a fundamental ethical issue for information professionals. Is it right to call it a war? The
In September of 2008 Rome became the latest Italian city to increase fines for prostitutes and their clients. A few months before, Roman’s citizens had elected a right wing Mayor for the first
The great devotion for Father Cicero moves, every year, almost two million faithful making it the most important Catholic cult in Brazil. The town of Juazeiro do Norte, situated in the heart of the semi-
The life of the Kingdom of Italy was short and lasted only 85 years after the conquest of Rome and the consequent reunification of the country. The dramatic events related to the Second World
This photo essay wants to be a little tribute to the survivors of a tragic and painful story that involved more of 50.000 Brazilian men during the the Second World War. In 1942, after that