August 1994

CONTENTS:

Cover: Fighting for the land (p. 7)

Presidential election: we have a tie (p. 13)

Quality is job 1 (p. 15)

Interview: Cardoso’s running mate (p. 16)

Indians: Yanomami tangle (p. 19)

In praise of cachaça (p. 22)

How we became tetracampeões (p.25)

Soccer: Watching the Cup (p. 27)

Short story: One by Marcos Rey (p. 28)

Music: Kleber’s turn (p. 33)

Terra Sul goes Motown (p. 36)

Book review: Requiem in Lisbon (p. 37)

Music summer stock (p. 38)

Travel: Our national parks (p. 40)

DEPARTMENTS:

Rapidinhas (p. 6)

Letters (p. 12)

The Cultural Pulse (p. 42)

Por aí (p. 43)

Classifieds (p. 45)

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