Word: braziller
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bodyguards who ring him in public, as "pessoal," or personnel. Until recently, that comradely term reflected to other members of the outlawed Metropolitan Students Union of Rio de Janeiro's Federal University. Last week, however, Palmeira led 25,000 people along Rio's Avenida Rio Branco in Brazil's largest public demonstration in four years #151; and those who walked with him included ordinary citizens, writers, professors, a labor leader and Roman Catholic nuns and priests. Thousands more waved signs and tossed confetti from office buildings. For the moment, at least, united in protest against Brazil...
Rough Treatment. The dissatisfaction stems in part from the army's broken promise to hold presidential elections in 1966, its cancellation of the political rights of hundreds of Brazilians, and its use of censorship to keep a tight rein on TV, movies and theater. Moreover, Brazil's minimum wage is a meager $39 a month...
...Hindsight. Last week Rio's Roman Catholic Vicar General, Bishop José de Castro Pinto, gave his permission to priests and nuns to join the anti-government marches, and the Catholic clergy issued a statement declaring that "we hold just the principal complaints of our youth." Coming from Brazil's powerful Catholic church, the two moves were serious criticism of Costa's government. Anxious to avoid further violence and disturbed by some army officers critical of government inaction, Costa finally promised to name a "work group," including students, to draft improvements in the schools...
...VOLTS-GILBERT BÉCAUD (ABC, 8:30-9 p.m.).* Sizzling Frenchman Bécaud, who often composes his own songs, sings his recent splash hit, Sound and Sea, in this international variety show. Also featured: Singers João Gilberto (Brazil) and Lill Lindfors (Sweden...
Ever since the first heart transplant last December, the timing of such operations has been a source of much medical dispute. But few transplants are likely to trigger the controversy that surrounded the 17th, performed in Brazil at Sao Paulo's Hospital das Clinicas last week by Heart Surgeon Euriclides de Jesus Zerbini...