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La campeona querida de una Argentina "descamisada"

By Kevin Kerr
October 20, 2016

A través de la historia, hay ciertos individuos sobresalientes que encarnan una época o una ola de creencias y cambios sociales dentro de un lugar específico, ya sea un país o una mera aldea.  Estas personas extraordinarias que representan y verdaderamente personifican un período histórico en toda su alma y la totalidad de su espíritu – realmente cada parte de su ser – son las figuras más inolvidables, influyentes, únicas y, a veces, las más despreciadas pero, a la misma vez, también más amadas de la historia.

New Technologies Introduced in Brazil for the World Cup

By Alyssa Silver
October 20, 2016

The World Cup and new technology has gone hand in hand ever since the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The 1970 World Cup was the first to be broadcast in color. The Mexican games were the start of a relationship between new technology in television and the World Cup.  More recently, the 2006 games in Germany were the first to be broadcast in HDTV and the South African games were available via Internet streaming, while some games were even available in 3D television.

Favelas in Brazil Becoming Lodging Hot Spots for World Cup

By Kelcey Hadden-Leggett
October 20, 2016

In Rio de Janeiro, a growing crime rate still plagues much of the city and the sound of gunshots and back-alley drug deals are not uncommon occurrences. The torture and murder of a bricklayer from the neighborhood of Rocinha has sparked protests against the corrupt police forces responsible. Despite these ongoing issues, tourists are finding themselves seeking lodging within these neighborhoods. Hotels in Rio are in very short supply and even the most basic hotels have increased their prices to $450 per night during the World Cup1.

Fist Cuban Doctor to Leave Brazil Speaks Out

By Whitney Allen
October 20, 2016

“I’m afraid that something will happen to me…that they’ll kidnap me, I don’t know.” These are the fearful words of Ramona Rodríguez, the 51-year old Cuban primary care physician stationed in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pará. She has since left her position last week to seek asylum in the United States embassy in Brasilia and has sought refuge in Brazil in an attempt to establish her residency there while Washington looks over her request.

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