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December 13th, 2012

Oscar Niemeyer

by James Wimberley
Category: Arts and Cultural Policy, Brazil

Oscar Niemeyer, great Brazilian architect, died on 5 December.

Posted: Thursday, December 13th, 2012 at 6:58 am
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May 6th, 2012

Haro for the Codigo Florestal

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Climate change, Energy and Environment

Dilma Rousseff is expected to veto changes to weaken the Codigo Florestal , on cynical grounds.

Posted: Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 6:37 am
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May 2nd, 2012

Supporting the arts

by Michael O'Hare
Category: Arts and Cultural Policy, Brazil, Paying for nonrival goods, Policy briefs, Uncategorized

Of course government should support the arts.  Unfortunately, as soon as we try to reduce this prescription to specific practices, it gets extremely messy.  What level of government should give what to whom, under what conditions? What government programs, other than writing checks, matter?  The New York Times offers a Room for Debate forum that [...]

Posted: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 at 11:32 pm
26 Comments »

December 15th, 2011

Bandit cable

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Conservatism, Europe, France, Germany, Infrastructure

Thre cable TV service run by crimunals in Rio´s favelas was much cheaper than its legal successors.

Posted: Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
9 Comments »

October 29th, 2011

Safety nets: hammocks or trampolines?

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Europe, Liberalism

A ropewalk in Rio illustrates the liberatinrg power of a safey net.

Posted: Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
20 Comments »

July 13th, 2011

These are not the revolutionaries you have been looking for

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Feminism

Dilma Rousseff carries forward the other revolution.

Posted: Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
5 Comments »

December 10th, 2010

Upstairs, downstairs

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Britain

Why do small Rio flats have separate servant´s entrances?

Posted: Friday, December 10th, 2010 at 7:28 am
9 Comments »

November 26th, 2010

War in the slums

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Crime Control

Near-war in Rio between gangs and police.

Posted: Friday, November 26th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
7 Comments »

October 25th, 2010

Chutzpath

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil

Brazil could celebrate 200 years of independence in 2022 with a 4,000 km trail.

Posted: Monday, October 25th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
4 Comments »

October 22nd, 2010

Fairly boring Brazilian election (contd.)

by James Wimberley
Category: Brazil, Foreign Policy, Latin America

Dilma Rousseff heads for an easy win.

Posted: Friday, October 22nd, 2010 at 11:58 am
3 Comments »

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