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Lifestyle
Brazil's Incredibly Successful Social Program: Pay the Poor
The Family Grant program has resulted in Brazil's economic inequality dropping at a faster rate than almost any other country.
Business
Transparency: How the World Feels About Green Brands
How is the trend of sustainable business developing around the world and which popular brands are at the forefront.
Education
Is College Worth the Money? Answers from Six New Graduates
Their answers about whether their degrees are worth it might just surprise you.
Lifestyle
Military Police in Brazil Practice Zen Buddhism
This is interesting: In the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, a group of military police are going through training at a nearby Zen Buddhist...
Lifestyle
The FTC Cracks Down on Bogus Açaí Berry Ads
It’s gone from the beaches of Rio to the spam folder in less than a decade.
Education
Can Brazil Teach Us How to Get Over Our Vocational Education Snobbery?
With the economy being what it is, it's time for us to get over our antiquated ideas of career prestige.
Culture
Watch the Trailer for Waste Land, a Documentary About Beauty and Trash
In a new documentary, an artist named Vik Muniz returns to Brazil to create portraits of the people who work in the world's largest landfill.
Environment
In Rio, a Day Care Evolves Into a Sustainable Business
This sewing co-op and nursery supports its community with sustainable products.
Lifestyle
Low-Carbon Agriculture: Brazil Shows the Way
Highlights from scientist Gustavo Mozzer's presentation at Agriculture Day in Cancun.
Lifestyle
See Fabio Rex's Graphic Mixed Drink Recipes
Share these wonderful mixed drink infographics from Brazil's Fabio Rex.
News
Moving South
If L.A. wants to improve its transportation, it should look south of the border - and get on the bus.
Cities
Guerrilla Pedestrians Paint Crosswalks on Perilous Streets
As the rest of the city watched the World Cup, Brazilian activists painted pedestrian lines around car-clogged Sao Paolo. The urban repair squad...
News
Grumpy the Clown: Brazil's Newest Elected Official
The candidate may be illiterate and campaigned on a platform of "It can't get any worse." His campaign commercials are astounding.
The Community Board
Faces of hope on spaces of poverty
Some fantastic public art with a purpose from the favelas of Brazil (and the slums of Africa). An artist (or, it's unclear, perhaps a collective)...
Design
Inside Barack Obama's Top Secret Tent
The US Government has released this rare photo of Barack Obama inside his windowless, soundproof, mobile secure tent.
The Community Board
Graffiti Fine Art in Brazil
Just got back from an expo called "Graffiti Fine Art" taking action in one of the greatest free and contemporary museums in the city, MUBE.(note:...
Culture
Infographic: A World Map of Video Game Villains
We've moved on from Nazi and Eastern Bloc bad guys, but what do the nationalities of today's first person shooter villains tell us about geopolitics?
Environment
Brazil's Controversial Hydroelectric Dam Worries Environmentalists
Despite concerns from environmentalists, indigenous leaders, and Sting, Brazil has confirmed construction of a new hydroelectric dam in the Amazon...
