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Debora Baldelli

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Social scientist, ethnomusicologist and web editor, currently living in Lisbon, where I am a PhD candidate in Ethnomusicology at the New University of Lisbon (INET-MD). I'm also a Lingua Editor of Global Voices in Portuguese.
I blog here: Sound Serendipities (en) and here: urbanices (pt).

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30 July 2010

Brazil: Copyright Reform Proposal Under Consultation

Written by Debora Baldelli · Latin America

A public consultation on the Brazilian Copyright Act has received over 1,200 contributions. The proposed changes have fuelled intense debate in the blogosphere and twittosphera.

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25 July 2010

Brazil

Maria Frô talks about the new website FalaRua [Street Talking], dedicated to the street dwellers of Brazil. The online community offers information about the Project for Training and Strengthening of Street Dwellers and invites everyone to participate through a quick registration. [all links in Portuguese]

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16 July 2010

East Timor

For the first time in Brazil, theater groups from East Timor and Sao Tome & Principe will present plays at the FESTLIP (Festival of Portuguese Language) [pt]. The festival taking place in Rio de Janeiro, also includes plays from all the other lusophone states: Cape Verde, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal and Brazil.

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14 July 2010

Brazil

A recent survey by Isma Brazil (International Stress Management Association) reveals that 30% of the economically active population of Brazil has already reached a burn out point at work, coming in just behind Japan. The reasons presented are long journeys, fear of dismissal and absence of a balance between effort and reward. The news has been replicated in the blogosphere [pt].

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9 July 2010

Cape Verde

Blogger Redy Wilson Lima talks about the rescue attempt of Cape Verde identity through art [pt]. For him, rap and the hip hop movement have been the country's socio-political stage since the 90s, giving voice to the oppressed (see the local rap video “Difficult Situation“, pt).

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7 July 2010

Brazil: The Acknowledgment of Film Blogosphere as Media

Written by Debora Baldelli · Latin America

The blogosphere is increasingly occupying a strategic role in the dissemination of Brazilian cinema. A large number of blogs focusing on film reviews, professional or not, has become recognized and respected.

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27 June 2010

Brazil

Michael Jackson was honored this week in Rio de Janeiro's Santa Marta Slum. The terrace where he recorded part of the video “They don't really care about us” in 1996, is now officially called “Michael Jackson Terrace” and it is also the scenario for a statue of the artist (see photo).

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15 June 2010

Brazil: Stefhany, Authentic Pop Star Rises from the Web

Written by Debora Baldelli · Latin America

Stefhany is known as “Beyonce from Piauí”. Her first video “Eu sou Stefhany” [I am Stefhany], uploaded to Youtube by a friend and fan, has had almost 2 million views so far. She is a great example of Web 2.0's power to create new pop stars.

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14 June 2010

Brazil

During the first day of the World Cup, a group of 12 urban artists painted a wall of 240 m2 in the city of Rio de Janeiro featuring what they believe to be the Brazilian soccer dream team. The result may be seen at the event's blog “Grafite Futebol Arte” [Graffiti Soccer Art].

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29 May 2010

Brazil

MC Fiell, who recently launched a booklet about police approach at ‘favela‘ (slum) Santa Marta, was the target of a violent assault by members of the Police Peacemaker Unit (UPP). In his blog [pt], he describes the event and claims having been beaten when he tried to dialogue besides being threatened with arrest for ‘contempt of authority'. The twitosphere immediately showed great sense of solidarity [pt] in support of the rapper and asked for clarification.

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