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Diogo Pires Fire: Intense Blaze Roars Through Slum In Sao Paulo, Brazil

AP | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home


SAO PAULO — An intense fire broke out Sunday in a slum in South America's largest city, sending residents running across rooftops to escape the ...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Lost in Syndication: The Case of the Hatoyama Essay

Nathan Gardels | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Nathan Gardels

An essay published by Yukio Hatoyama, the soon-to-be prime minister of Japan, has caused a big stir abroad, which in turn caused a bigger stir back in Japan.

Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bans Public Smoking

Global Post | Posted 09.07.2009 | World


By Seth Kugel SAO PAULO, Brazil -- As part of a campaign to promote the state of Sao Paulo's wide-reaching new "anti-smoking" regulations, an ad ru...

Terra Orbita Conference RECAP: Why American Media Companies Should Look To Emerging Markets For Inspiration & Innovation

Kyle Hotchkiss Carone | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media


Kyle Hotchkiss Carone

While media companies in the US are struggling through an advertising downturn and working to find new business models to cope with the digital revolution, emerging markets offer valuable examples for innovation and opportunities for explosive growth.

"A Plastic Bag Is a Pain in the Butt"

Andrew Winston | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green


Andrew Winston

Nothing compares to the coordinated global attack on plastic bags. Once your product is declared a pain in the butt, where do you go from there?

Brazil Fashion Show Race Dispute Settled

Huffington Post | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


An investigation into Brazil's Sao Paolo Fashion Week to determine if participants were including enough black and mixed-race models has ended with a ...

Brazil Slums Riot Against Drug Arrests

AP | ALAN CLENDENNING | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


SAO PAULO — Slum dwellers rioted after the arrest of drug dealers in a Sao Paulo shantytown Wednesday, burning vehicles and tires, pelting polic...

Brazil Police Suspected In Killing Of Gays

AP | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazilian officials say a state police officer may be involved in the murders of 13 gay men in a low-income suburb of Sao Pa...

Brazil's Newspaper Industry Booming

GlobalPost.com | Seth Kugel | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


SAO PAULO -- 72-year-old Salvador Neves arrives every weekday before dawn at Banca Estadao, his newsstand in downtown Sao Paulo. Sporting his signat...

Lewis Hamilton Wins F1 Championship; First Black Driver in Sport's History

Steve Parker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment


Steve Parker

Lewis Hamilton, 23 and the first Black driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, won the World Driving Championship on Sunday, the most coveted title in all of motorsports.