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8 posts · joined 2008-09-30

Brazilian writer and social anthropologist living in São Paulo. Visit her at http://ressurgenciaicamiaba.blogspot.com

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September 30th, 2009

Denmark: International bloggers meet up to think about climate changePhotos post

Copenhagen hosted the launch event of the European Blogging Competition TH!NK ABOUT IT - Climate Change, bringing together 92 European bloggers, and special guests from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa and the USA.

August 23rd, 2009

Brazil: On the meaning of “Minorities with a majority complex”

A catchphrase uttered by Senator Renan Calheiros in an argument with another senator reinforces the presumption of a long-standing rivalry between São Paulo and the rest of Brazil.

August 4th, 2009

Brazil: Fighting contemporary slaveryPhotos post

Modern day slave labour in the Northern and North-eastern States of Brazil is a well known problem. But is slave labour in São Paulo an anomaly? The blogosphere discusses and concludes: much remains to be uncovered.

April 14th, 2009

Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere

Literature and poetry are the core subjects of this second article of a trilogy shining light on the Indian blogosphere in Brazil. The subject is controversial, with many claiming that the idea of an indigenous literature is imported from Western traditions. However, there are Indians in Brazil who call themselves poets and writers – and bloggers.

April 5th, 2009

Brazil: lndian culture, poetry and rights on the blogospherePhotos post

Brazil has one of the most impressive mosaics of indigenous peoples in the world and this cultural richness has started to show up on the Brazilian blogosphere. For this reason, GVO is dedicating a trilogy to cover aspects of indian blogging in the country, starting with this introduction to the indian blogosphere.

February 19th, 2009

Brazil: Blogging from riverside communities in the AmazonPhotos post

Encouraged by the NGO Saúde e Alegria, youngters from 31 riverside communities in the Amazon are learning the benefits of blogging. Armed with media kits – sound equipment, editorial desks, video equipment and an Internet connection – they have started to show their faces to the world.