Category Archives: Brazil is the Bomb!

Insanity at a Brazilian bike rally

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

This is just disgusting: Video in Portuguese, with English subtitles very helpfully added. Ricardo José Neis (correct spelling of the driver’s name, given as “Neif” in the video) tried to run down a Critical Mass bike rally in Porto Alegre. … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Ur doin it rong

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

And you thought Brazilians knew everything about sex? Some of them don’t: Translation: “Okay, we’ve taken off our clothes, and I’m on top of you. How long till we reach orgasm?” “I have no idea, but now I know why … Continue reading →

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Photos du Soir: Seen at Dilma Rousseff’s inauguration

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Brazil’s first female president was sworn in today, but the most interesting photos of the day weren’t of Dilma. They were of Hillary Clinton, hesitating over a handshake with you-know-who:Doesn’t it look like Juan Manuel Santos (president of Colombia) and … Continue reading →

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Finally, signs of intelligent life at the Christian Science Monitor

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, its Latin America desk, at any rate. One in 10 South Americans – about 38 million people – escaped poverty during the past decade. That’s remarkable progress by any measure.Contrast that with the United States, where poverty has been … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Couldn’t have happened to a nicer Ewok

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh my…looks like somebody won something: The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2010 was awarded today to the president of Brazil, Luiz Lula da Silva, by way of a decision by an international jury led by the Indian prime minister, … Continue reading →

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Dilma is full of win

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Now that Brazil has made history, electing its first female (and first female leftist ex-guerrilla) president, here’s Carlos Latuff, Brazilian cartoonist, with the “official portrait”: And now that one ass-kicking is done, let the next commence. Here’s a round-up of … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: One for all the guerrillas, past and present

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This patriotic hymn was first associated with Fidel and Che’s victory in Cuba, but it’s since become incredibly popular with freedom-fighters all over Latin America. And no wonder. It’s a stirring one, isn’t it?Guerrillas have been in the news a … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula and Kirchner come to Chavecito; Piñera comes to Quito

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Nope, Chavecito’s not coming to the inauguration of that peasant-killing thug Santos in Colombia. He’s got bigger fish to fry, and two of them were in Venezuela today:And there they are, right behind him. Néstor Kirchner, former president of Argentina, … Continue reading →

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I love you, Lula!

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

That is all.

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Dear Iggy: This is why I will NEVER vote for you.

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This landed in my inbox yesterday. See if you can tell me what’s wrong with it: Dear Sir/Madam:Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns about the human rights implications of Bill C-2, the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement … Continue reading →