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Thiana Biondo

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Thiana graduated with a BA in Journalism in 2005 from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. She is currently doing a MA in International Relations in the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Interested in Politics, History, Sports and Art, she was member of the Photography Institute Casa da Photographia(http://www.casadaphotographia.art.br) and wrote about Sports for the Brazilian newspaper A Tarde. She has lived in London since 2007.

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15 February 2011

Brazil

Journalist Aguirre Peixoto's dismissal from the Brazilian newspaper A Tarde caused outrage among bloggers and journalists [pt]: Peixoto's reports on the environmental damage caused by a new development to the city of Salvador allegedly put an end to the contractors' advertising in the broadsheet. After applying 30-days suspension on Peixoto, the newspaper will readmit him.

16 December 2010

Brazil: WikiLeaks and doubts over technology transfer in French fighters

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WikiLeaks has released a document that raises doubts over the main reason behind Brazilian interest to buy French fighter aircraft: the possibility of transferring the technology of construction.

30 November 2010

Brazil

Natalia Vianna reports [pt] for WikiLeaks on how US embassy cables reveal Brazilian security forces have cooperated with US intelligence on counterterrorism in the country, arresting individuals with links to terrorism on various other charges, particularly narcotics.

12 August 2010

Photos posts
Brazil: New Forestry Code = The Right to Deforestation?

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An area of the Amazon equivalent to the size of England and France put together could be destroyed if changes proposed to the Brazilian Forestry Code come into force. The blogosphere reacts.

2 July 2010

Brazil: Football and Patriotism During the World Cup

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Many bloggers in Brazil have criticized the seasonal wave of patriotism taking place during the World Cup. For some, patriotism is the face of fascist ideologies, while for others the Brazilian team is such a disappointment that they prefer to support the Argentinean national team.

10 January 2010

Brazil: Net-citizens have fun shooting corrupt politicians

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A videogame in which you can shoot a Brazilian politician recently accused of corruption becomes a hit in 2009, and it was not the first time net-citizens poke fun at their politicians. Is this a new way to protest?

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