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...Allawi in genuinely democratic elections. But allowing Arab electorates the right to choose their own leaders is still healthier in the long run. The burden of governing is almost always a moderating experience. (Just ask Turkey's crypto-Islamist government, or the leftist administration of President Lula in Brazil.) The alternative, to promise democracy but curtail it when we don't like the outcome, may be even more dangerous...
...these things stimulated us,” Gil explains. “I would hear a song by the Beatles and say, ‘I would like to have a sound here in Brazil that is equivalent to this...
After his return to Brazil in 1972, Gil’s musical career blossomed through the ensuing decades—with scores of CDs and hit singles, Gil is today one of the pop icons of Brazilian culture, and was rewarded most recently as the 2003 Personality of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony...
Tropicalism emerged out of the fusion of bossa nova and samba, with varied international influences—the Beatles, Miles Davis, and James Brown, as well as urban African rhythms from Senegal, South Africa, and Nigeria. The result was a unique sound that profoundly altered the cultural landscape of Brazil...
...lecture on “Brazilian Cultural Policies and Social Inclusion,” the audience could hardly guess that the ridiculously cool individual standing in front of them was 62 years old. Kicking off the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies’ “Brazil Semester,” Gil energetically stood in a sharp suit, his shoulder-length dreadlocks tied back in a ponytail...