Word: bolivia
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...local communities. It is not imperialism; it is really about educating faculty and students,” says Erin E. Goodman, the program officer at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, which established its first regional office in Santiago, Chile in 2002. The center now serves Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. It opened an office in 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil and has plans for a third office in Mexico...
...Absurd!"; "Degrading!"; "An attack on our people and way of life," are just some of the responses heard in La Paz from President Evo Morales and local soccer officials all the way down to street vendors. Within hours of the ruling, Bolivia had mobilized, holding emergency cabinet meetings and press conferences, and launching mass letter-writing campaigns...
...pros who often join him in friendly matches against local teams in rural villages) played a quadruple-header, including three games in the 11,735-ft.-high national stadium. Many of the spectators sported a T-shirt depicting a victorious Morales standing on a soccer field above the words "Bolivia is Soccer"; on the back, "No to the Veto; Yes to Sports...
...those Brazilians," noted taxi-driver Juan Gonzales, even though the ruling came from FIFA President Joseph Blatter in Zurich, reelected this week to a third consecutive term in office. "They and the Argentines pressured FIFA because they don't like that they lose sometimes when they play in Bolivia...
...mighty Brazilians have certainly suffered more than their fair share of upset defeats in Bolivia's thin air. In 1993, their national team lost here to Bolivia - the first time in history that Brazil lost in a World Cup qualifying round; and in 2000 it happened again. This year, Brazilian club team Flamengo lost to Bolivia's Real Potosi in a match played at 12,000 feet, with a number of Flamengo players needing oxygen treatment to recover after the game. So the Brazilians have not hidden their joy at the new FIFA ruling...