The Army in The Streets of Rio: Shades of 1964

From the public security blog of the O Dia daily (Rio de Janeiro). My translation follows, with comments in the form [italics --Ed.]
The State and Its Armed Forces v. Society
By João Batista Damasceno, political scientist at the Fluminense Federal University, justice of the state high court of Rio de Janeiro (TJ/RJ) and board member of [...]

From São Paulo, Brazil: Current Content Downloads, June 23, 2008

From São Paulo, Brazil: Current Content Downloads, June 23, 2008 (Google Video):

I am constantly reevaluating what I can do with free software in the way of video production. The results are not always stellar, especially because I admit I am not the most charismatic onscreen presence. I should either stick to producing — at which [...]

The Folha on Rio: “Reports Show Army Misrepresented Mission Up the Morro”

Extra (Globo, Rio de Janeiro): The Brazilian Army is hated in Rio but beloved in Haiti.”
Recebo os escombros de uma cidade abandonada e saqueada
“I am receiving the ashes of a city has been sacked and abandoned”
– Carlos Lacerda, assuming the governorship of Guanabara (Rio de Janeiro), December 1960
Relatórios mostram ação policial do Exército em [...]

Brazil: CETIP’s New Debenture Venture

DCI – Comércio, Indústria & Serviços is a fine little business paper, focusing on in-depth strategic and trend stories that other business publications, like the Gazeta Mercantil and (the adequate) Valor Econômico, do not have. Smart folks. On my content budget, I generally find it worthwhile to skim Valor daily and read DCI in-depth at [...]

“MSCI-Barra Rebalancing Will Benefit Brazil”

Don’t you know the ROI is going up, up, up, up, up … (to live in this town, you gotta be tough tough tough tough tough tough tough …) Click to zoom.
Relatório reservado nº3405 24/06/2008: The rumor-mill has it that the MSCI Emerging Market Index will promote some of its markets out of the “emerging” [...]