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Old 08-23-2008, 10:31 PM   #1
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Brazil

Brazil is known for many of its negative characteristics but 21st century Brazil arguably has some good and innovative if not revolutionary things going on. Maybe? Certainly these two things.


1. YouTube - The Caring Capitalist - Brazil

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Some call it anarchic socialism, some cutting edge capitalism. At Brazilian manufacturer Semco, the workers have sacked the boss, and run the company themselves.
2. YouTube - The Shoeshine President - Brazil

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It's a fairy-tale story. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former shoe-shine boy with no formal education, rises to become president of Brazil. We relive the excitement on the streets of Sao Paulo as the people's president is voted in.
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Old 08-23-2008, 11:02 PM   #2
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We learned about Curitiba, Brazil in my environmental science class because it is one of the leading cities of the world in eco-friendly development. This is a city where they teach little children in schools about their responsibilities toward the environment.

For those that may not know, Brazil like the United States is a geographically large country with diverse climates across its nation-state. Curitiba is a city with a colder climate than the tropical cities of Rio de Janeiro or Salvador. Curitiba unlike those other two cities is also a mostly white populated city.

YouTube - City Of Dreams - Brazil
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Old 08-23-2008, 11:39 PM   #3
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Eh... why not one more.

YouTube - Copacabana - Brazil
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