Word: braziller
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...steep prices for foreigners. African countries, most of which can sorely use tourist dollars, should also get a boost. During the first two months of this year, Pan Am carried 4,800 Americans to Africa, about 10% more than in the same period last year. South American countries, notably Brazil, are attracting greater than usual numbers of U.S. tourists. Says Paulo Marcos, promotion manager for Brazil's Othon Hotels: "Usually after carnaval, they all head home. But this year there are still many around, and we understand that more are coming in June and July...
...related development, the Vatican unexpectedly dropped the sanctions that had been imposed on Franciscan Father Leonardo Boff, the leading liberation theologian of Brazil, who had been forbidden to speak publicly for nearly a year. "The decision on my case cleansed the atmosphere before publication of the document," said Boff, who teaches at a seminary in Petropolis. He believes that the lifting of sanctions demonstrated a new Vatican attitude of openness and "confidence in the (Brazilian) bishops," two-thirds of whom side with some form of liberation theology. Nonetheless, Rome's action has not eliminated the rift between Boff and conservatives...
...solar-power companies that sprang up in the past decade have mostly folded, even in the Sunbelt. Says Susan deWitt, executive director for the California Solar Energy Industries Association: "Our customers no longer feel the urgency to pursue renewable energy." The U.S. is not alone in that regard. Brazil's innovative alcohol-fuel program will be cut back 13% this year...
...governments in Latin America seem to remember. Several South American nations--among them Argentina, Brazil and Columbia--have joined the Contadora group of Central American countries in publically opposing aid to the Contras and calling for the U.S. and Nicaragua to negotiate a peaceful resolution to regional tensions--something the Sandinistas have repeatedly offered to do, and the Reagan Administration has refused repeatedly...
...sending in the Marines, what is the best way for the U.S. to deal with the Sandinistas? It is an awkward fact that the U.S. can find no official support anywhere in Central or South America for sponsoring the contras. Indeed, eight Latin American countries--Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Peru--joined last month to urge the U.S. not to aid the contras, but rather to press for a regional peace treaty...