Word: brazile
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Pope John Paul II was the first pontiff ever to visit Brazil, and he was hugely popular here. But each time he visited his adoring flock, he came in the knowledge that his Church was losing followers and influence at a frightening rate. Between 1980 and 2000, the proportion of Catholics in the world's largest Catholic country fell from...
...where, if anything, investors are too willing to invest in developing countries," says Adam Lerrick, a former investment banker who teaches economics at Carnegie Mellon University. The World Bank's net lending has plummeted over the past few years, even as it keeps shopping loans to the likes of Brazil, Turkey, Russia and China, sometimes on hugely generous terms...
...likely that both the Pope and Bagnasco will continue to face criticism in Italy, where the Church-State rapport is a constant source of conflict. At least for Benedict, there is a four-day trip to Brazil beginning May 9, which might be a nice break from the rising tension at home. Naturally, though, there?s no guarantee that going abroad will be a honeymoon...
...actual decision to make millions of laptops will happen sometime in December or January," he says, predicting that finished machines could be ready by next spring. He hopes to start in seven countries--Nigeria, India, China, Thailand, Brazil, Argentina and Egypt--with a combined total of at least 5 million orders. For the first year or so, however, the $100 laptop will probably cost...
...were late entrants in the New World sweepstakes. Spain had conquered Mexico by 1521, Peru by 1534. The mines disgorged silver, and by the end of the 16th century, Mexico City and Lima had universities, printing presses and tens of thousands of inhabitants. The Portuguese were harvesting dyewood in Brazil, and the French were trading for furs in Canada. Even the somewhat overlooked Chesapeake had seen European passersby: the Native Americans were not unused to strangers with pale skins and sailing ships...