Word: braziller
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...Harvard-Radcliffe chapter of Amnesty International commemorated today's International Human Rights Day by collecting more than 750 signatures yesterday on petitions for prisoners in Brazil, Turkey and Mexico...
What is known is that when Kevin Silva deposited Toure McCluskey's perfect lead pass into the Brown net 8:17 into overtime, the crowd threw out a thunderous cheer, as Silva and company tried to imitate Brazil's World Cup celebratory dance...
That's largely because the economies of many countries around the world are expanding at least as fast as that of the U.S. Such nations as Taiwan and South Korea, for example, are growing at the astonishing rate of more than 7% a year. Brazil, Argentina and Peru are advancing at more than 4%. With prospects for global commerce so bright, the economists had little doubt that Congress would approve the barrier-lifting General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade treaty by next year...
Alfredo Stroessner, the dean of western despots after 34 years of iron rule in Paraguay, was ousted in 1989 after a military coup. He fled to Brazil, where he lives in a well-guarded mansion in Brasilia. Stroessner is said to enjoy fishing and traveling around the country visiting his former military buddies. He is also known to be an ardent fan of Xuxa (pronounced Shoo-shah), Brazil's Barbie-esque kiddie-show hostess...
More and more Americans are discovering that faraway places can yield up challenging occupations. Gregory Piccininno, 29, a New Jersey native and a graduate of the London Business School, found himself drawn to what he calls the "savage capitalism" of Brazil. He works for a Brazilian financial firm in Rio de Janeiro, socializes mostly with local friends, with whom he speaks Portuguese, and has no plans to leave anytime soon. "As a non-Brazilian, I get a lot of respect, if for nothing else than my abilities in English," he says...