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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Bento Church is remarkably tranquil for building wedged between Rio's bustling downtown and one of the city's major highways. So tranquil, in fact, that nobody even noticed, recently, when thieves walked into the Baptism Chapel one afternoon, sawed a priceless wooden sculpture off the wall, and waltzed off with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of Stolen Saints | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...This year in Rio we have seen five cases of theft - four sculptures and one candelabra," said Marcos Monteiro, director general of Inepac, the Rio institute that oversees the state's cultural heritage. "It is getting worse as the market heats up and demands more pieces. There is a market for religious art and it has been growing since the 1940s. Now it is the hot trend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of Stolen Saints | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...Your father has borne a lot of criticism as President. How does your family deal with all that is said about him? -Leo Federico, Rio Rico, Ariz.We don't watch too much television. The world is such a big place, and there's so much that goes on, but a lot of the media really just cover the same thing over and over again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Jenna Bush | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...notable pop hits. Soulja Boy – “Crank That” If a breakthrough single is tied to a specific dance, it’s a good indicator that the musician’s not going to be around for long. As Los Del Rio could tell you, originating a fad is the same as having an expiration date. Fortunately for Soulja Boy, he appears to understand this. He makes the most of what will probably be his only moment on the national stage, blurting out as many words as possible before gasping for breath...

Author: By Eric L. Fritz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Songs To 'Superman' To | 9/27/2007 | See Source »

...without a decent reason - the global political will to actually do something still seems lacking. It's now 20 years since the issue of climate change was first raised in the U.N.'s General Assembly chamber by the island nation of Malta, 15 years since the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and 10 since after the Kyoto Protocol was drafted - and many governments speak as if they'd just discovered global warming. Other concerns remain more pressing, including the war in Iraq - a fact that was made apparent when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahadinejad (who skipped the climate meeting) gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.N.'s Hot Air on Climate Change | 9/25/2007 | See Source »

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