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...When he gets back to Brazil, he hopes to move his young family of three to the countryside, someplace where he can own a boat and go fishing. "I always say this, I hope I can be in Brazil," he says. And then his homesick expression gives way to yet another hearty laugh. "But maybe I go to China...
...Oscar Niemeyer's sambadrome in 1984, it marked the beginning of the end for the spontaneous carnival of the people. Authorities began selling tickets to what had been a free show, pricing out many. Corporate clients reserved large parts of the arena for the rich, famous and, this being Brazil, beautiful. Around the same time samba schools themselves moved away from their roots in Rio's poor communities, giving awards to sambas sung by outsiders and adopting themes sponsored by multinationals. (Last year's champion won with an appeal for Latin American unity that was funded, to the tune...
...children, hence the battalions of infants dressed as clowns, butterflies, fairies, pirates and superheroes. Like most blocos, it was typically Carioca, that is, loud, chaotic and great fun, which explains its success. "We're sick of the Broadway element [of official carnival]," said Roberto da Matta, one of Brazil's best know anthropologists. "It's a 12-hour show and no one can stand it. So if you go to the city center or to a praça [a square] and see folks having a good time, you join them. With blocos you don't have to look for carnival...
...Indeed, the early signs do not bode well. Lula has formed a provisional coalition but its future is hardly bright. Three months after winning the election, the PT is still negotiating who gets what lucrative posts in the cabinet and the PT and the Communist Party of Brazil have spent the last two months in a very public battle over who should get the key position of president of the lower house. Lawmakers have no incentive to change their ways. The job is just too comfortable. They might lack, as the head of the Chamber's Ethics Council said last...
...involved in alleged wrongdoing and acquitted many of those accused of involvement in the scandals. Avarice is rife: faced with better offers, 194 deputies swapped parties during the last session and 14 of the new batch have switched their affiliation before even taking office. The problem for Lula and Brazil is that changing that putrid political system involves politicians voting for their demise. That isn't going to happen, and certainly not with the likes of Maluf and Collor in Congress. It's going to be a long, four years for Lula...