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The Economist on The Servant Problem in Brazil now, and historic Britain

Domestic labour The servant problem Britain in the early 20th century and Brazil in the early 21st have in common an issue that infuriates the rich, empowers the poor and delights dramatists Dec 17th 2011 | São Paulo | from the print edition “THE cook was a good cook, as cooks go, andContinue reading “The Economist on The Servant Problem in Brazil now, and historic Britain”

BRIC predictions score board

Puns and punditry How the BRICs were baked Dec 10th 2011 PEOPLE are bad at judging the speed of large objects, especially those coming towards them. That is one reason why so many Indians die crossing Mumbai’s railway tracks. What is true of locomotives is also true of the world’s large, fast-moving countries. PeopleContinue reading “BRIC predictions score board”

Protecting Brazil’s forests

Fiddling while the Amazon burns Keeping the world’s biggest forest standing depends on greens, Amerindians and enlightened farmers working together—if lawmakers let them DRIVE out of Porto Velho, the capital of the Amazonian state of Rondônia, and you see the trouble the world’s largest forest is in. Lorry after lorry trundles by laden with logs;Continue reading “Protecting Brazil’s forests”

Politics in Brazil

Politics in Brazil Cleaning the Brasília pork factory In a never-ending telenovela of sleaze, Dilma Rousseff is tackling the excesses of patronage politics but not yet the underlying system Nov 26th 2011 | SÃO PAULO | from the print edition BY NOW Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, must be finding the script wearily familiar. First comeContinue reading “Politics in Brazil”

In Brazil’s Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology

In Brazil’s Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology Transcript GWEN IFILL: Next, we take another look at economic inequality, this time in a developing nation. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how one man is using technology to transform lives in the slums of Brazil. FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Rio de Janeiro’s gleaming skyline befitsContinue reading “In Brazil’s Slums, Economic Inequality Tackled With Technology”