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Brazil presidential elections: Where will Marina voters go?

Ibope and Datafolha polls both shows Aecio Neves with 51% of valid votes, while Dilma Rousseff has 49%. Where will Marina Silva’s voters go? First take of Ibope poll: 64% of Marina Silva’s voters in the first round choose Aecio in the second round. Only 18% say they will vote for Dilma Rousseff. 10% blank/null and 8% haveContinue reading “Brazil presidential elections: Where will Marina voters go?”

The Economist on World Cup

The Economist reviews Brazil’s game with Germany. Personally, I think the interest in soccer is overdone and too much attention has been paid to a game. On the positive side, the pacification police seem to have cleared some of the slums, which may help the new middle class hold some of their gains. Continue reading “The Economist on World Cup”

World Cup – Halftime Verdict, Belindia, the Germany match

I am not much of a soccer (Futbol) fan, but with the Germany match all in the news, I will say this on behalf of Brazil, a country I have come to love in the last few years: Arguably the most famous German, Gisele Bundschen is still Brazilian, graphic evidence that the best German genesContinue reading “World Cup – Halftime Verdict, Belindia, the Germany match”

The Economist on Brazil: Futbol, Art, etc

Scanning The Economist newspaper weekly for articles relating to Latin America is one barometer of how the English speaking financial world views Brazil, Mexico, and the other major economies Central and South America. Of particular interest this tidbit, from the second to last piece, a book review: “He rightly derides FIFA, football’s international governing body,Continue reading “The Economist on Brazil: Futbol, Art, etc”

“Welcome to the dump that is Rio,” Germany’s Sailing Team

http://www.drudgereportarchives.net/Article.php?ID=503178& RIO DE JANEIRO — Nico Delle Karth, an Austrian sailor preparing for the 2016 Summer Olympics, said it was the foulest place he had ever trained. Garbage bobbed on the surface, everything from car tires to floating mattresses. The water reeked so badly of sewage that he was afraid to put his feet inContinue reading ““Welcome to the dump that is Rio,” Germany’s Sailing Team”