Brazil Prepares for World Cup by Seizing Homes, Chasing Vendors Away; Protesters Respond With a World Cup of Their Own
An alt-World Cup in the favelas.
An alt-World Cup in the favelas.
Less than six months from the first march!
Was interviewed for Brazil television
Made the offer in a letter to the Folha newspaper
Brazil is supposed to have construction completed on all sites by the end of the year, but may mis that deadline
Officials have been complaining about American surveillance
Winner allegedly paid largest bribe, runner up second largest
2014 World Cup just eight months way
Not happy about NSA revelations
What, no blaming the messenger or defending it in knee-jerk reaction? How odd.
Americans not the only ones reportedly snooping on Brazil
Has even offered to underwrite 100 percent of the cost, apparently having learned nothing from this summer's protests
Says the snooping is a breach of international law
Can you blame them?
Met with countries' presidents
Not happy about reports of NSA spying
Grew by 1.5 percent in the second quarter from the previous one, higher than the expected 0.9 percent
Brazilian government carried out inspections in 2011 and this May
Vaccine would not totally wipe out the virus
Not so easy to define
Protesting $53 million cost in public funds
Sort of the worst of all worlds
Reports based on Snowden's revelations
Article published by O Globo on the surveillance was based on documents released by Edward Snowden
It's not kidnapping if a judge does it, right?
Decentralized protests baffle centralized states.
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