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Diego Casaes

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About Diego Casaes

11 posts · joined 2009-05-11

I'm a Bachelor in Tourism but also a lover of Journalism and digital media.
One can easily find me on Twitter:
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November 1st, 2009

Brazil: A view from slum dwellers on Rio's drugs warPhotos post

In this post, we hear the views of citizen journalists from the Viva Favela project on the drug-fueled violence sweeping Rio de Janeiro's slums that they watch unfold from their doorstep.

October 16th, 2009

Posts in Portuguese on Blog Action Day ‘09

Portuguese-speaking bloggers from various countries have joined global bloggers on Blog Action Day to reach readers and raise awareness of climate change.

September 28th, 2009

Global Voices and Blog Action Day 2009

Global Voices is an official blog partner of Blog Action Day on October 15, a global day of action where bloggers everywhere will join forces to blog about climate change.

September 16th, 2009

Brazil: Bloggers on why there is still racism in the countryVideo post

Following the discussions on racism brought up a few weeks ago with the story of a black man accused of stealing his own luxury car, Diego Casaes highlights other cases and bloggers' takes on racial discrimination.

September 1st, 2009

Brazil: Can black people drive luxury cars?

A black man was assaulted in a supermarket car park in São Paulo when security guards accused him of planning to steal his own car, fuelling a debate by bloggers about the myth of Brazil as a racial democracy.

August 25th, 2009

Brazil: Students arrested for demonstrating in the Senate

Students were held for demonstrating against the Senate's President José Sarney and suffered many threats. We hear the blogosphere's thoughts on Brazilian democracy being slowly done away with.