March 1994

CONTENTS:

Cover: Cleaning our soul (p. 7)

Economy: Our money is all over (p. 8)

Interview: The Culture Minister talks (p. 13)

The Army in the slum (p. 15)

What about these reds? (p. 17)

Ecology: Our ozone hole (p. 19)

Soccer: Parreira, in praise of San Francisco (p. 21)

Soccer: Stanford Stadium (p. 22)

A master of Jiu-Jitsu (p. 23)

Profile: Our muse Laura (p. 25)

Short story: One by Machado de Assis (p. 27)

A Gringo paints in Rio (p. 30)

Music: Caymmi is 80 (p. 36)

Keeping samba alive (p. 37)

Heavenly Torcuato (p. 39)

Travel: The Amazon: Brazilians, keep off! (p. 40)

DEPARTMENTS:

Rapidinhas (p. 6)

Letters (p. 14)

Brazilian Notas (p. 45)

The Cultural Pulse (p. 46)

Por Aí (p. 47)

Classifieds (p. 49)

USA Calendar (p. 50)

That’s Brazilian (p. 52)

You May Also Like

Brazil’s Petrobras Strikes Light Oil Deep in the Santos Basin

Petrobras, the Brazilian oil giant, announced yesterday, July 11, the discovery of light oil ...

Brazil’s Chansonnier par Excellence

When it comes to composing song tunes, Marcio Proença is a veteran. His musical ...

Lula: Tree-Hugger He Isn’t

Is Lula becoming the nightmare of ecologists? In a visit to the Amazon, the ...

Rapidinhas

Politics Baring for votes Naked Núbia for city council The epithet Peladona (stark naked ...

Brazilian Indians Avoid Amazon Dam, But There Are Other Threats

As the Rio Olympics get underway, Brazil has blocked the construction of a controversial ...

Brazilian Amazon Expecting More Heat and Less Rain

Temperatures in the Amazon region are expected to exceed their historical average in the ...

Soft on Terror

The Rio Carnaval or New Year celebrations would be the ideal target for Bin ...

Ahmadinejad’s Visit to Brazil: How Brasí­lia and Teheran Are Using Each Other

"Ahmadinejad, respect the human rights and don't come back here again," read a message ...

Brazil Investigates Ring Behind Death of American Nun

The landowner, Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, arrested on Sunday, March 27, may not be ...

Brazil Gets Record Surplus and Stocks

Brazilian stocks reached record levels, despite the thin volume characteristic of the period between ...