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...DEPARTMENT COVER COORdinator, Linda Freeman, received a phone call from Maurice Skinazi, an international businessman and art collector. Mr. Skinazi suggested that if by any chance TIME was going to do a story on the Rio summit, we should consider using something painted by his friend, Brazilian painter Lia Mittarakis...
...Some highlights of the agenda: an Open Speakers Forum, whose guest list includes U.S. presidential candidate Jerry Brown and former Brazilian Environment Minister Jose Lutzenberger, and a debate on the possible creation of an International Green Cross...
...BRAZILIAN MUSICMAN SERGIO MENDES captivated U.S. audiences in the 1960s by adding a light bossa-nova flavor to pop tunes like The Look of Love. But today's record buyers, their tastes enlivened by the spicier fare of Jamaican reggae and South African mbaqanga, demand more authentic sounds. In his new album, Brasileiro, Mendes digs deeper into his musical roots to produce a down-home sampler ranging from a lively baiao -- folk music from Brazil's northeast -- to an off-beat Bahian-style rap. There are lots of leisurely sambas too, but the best selections are those on which drummers...
Chico Mendes, the Brazilian organizer who was assassinated in 1988 by ranchers for trying to preserve the Amazon forests for small-scale rubber tappers, remains the best known of the ecomartyrs, but his case is far from unique. In many countries, crusaders bring down the wrath of private interest groups, government agencies and even fellow citizens, and endure abuse ranging from intimidation and arrests to beatings and murder. "It's not at all unusual to have someone threatened or harassed in some way," says Pat Costner, director of toxics research for Greenpeace U.S.A. "It happens more often than...
...child's Right to Free Choice of Crayon, the author declares that the examples are provided because "knowing how to recognize key field marks...can spell the difference between frustration and enjoyment." Just in case your five-year-old is planning to write a National Geographic piece on the Brazilian jungle...