Word: brazile
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...Playing with Fire Sister Dorothy Stang, who was murdered in Brazil [MILESTONES, Feb. 28], had received death threats from opponents of her campaign to save the Amazon rain forest. Stang had spent decades fighting to prevent the logging and burning of this rich resource. TIME described the disastrous effects of torching the Amazon in its Sept. 18, 1989, cover story...
...skies over western Brazil will soon be dark both day and night. Dark from the smoke of thousands of fires, as farmers and cattle ranchers engage in their annual rite of destruction: clearing land for crops and livestock by burning the rain forests of the Amazon ... [Their total ruination] would be an incalculable catastrophe for the entire planet. Moist tropical forests are distinguished by their canopies of interlocking leaves and branches that shelter creatures below from sun and wind, and by their incredible variety of animal and plant life. IF THE FORESTS VANISH, SO WILL MORE THAN 1 MILLION SPECIES...
Those workouts were essential for the impending spring season, which will include the team’s upcoming trip to Brazil to battle the under 23 National Team in Rio De Janeiro. Once they dealt with their embarrassing lack of rhythm, the hard work started to really...
...fishing is your thing, a trip to the Pantanal in western BRAZIL, one of the richest ecosystems in the world, will likely have you hooked. This vast wetland along the northern reaches of the Paraguay River is about the size of Britain, and is home to over 200 species of fish-making it a prime site for South American anglers. While you're waiting for the fish to bite, you can spot giant otters, jaguar, anteaters, monkeys and huge guinea pig-like capybaras. There are also over 300 species of bird, ranging from toucans to the magnificent 1.2-m jabiru...
...Stringer isn't the first foreigner to head a large Japanese company; in 1999, Carlos Ghosn, a Lebanese born in Brazil and educated in France, was appointed to the executive suite of Nissan Motor. The challenge at Sony is no less pressing than that at Nissan; when Stringer told TIME that he was "bedazzled by the problems and demands of the job," he knew whereof he spoke. For Sony's woes are well known. The company that once had a magic touch-creating not just the Walkman, but the Trinitron TV and the PlayStation too-has gone adrift...