It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Brazil. Thinking about that, Superinteressante magazine published an article in english explaining why everything is so expensive here in Brazil. Click here to read more.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Friday, 5 April 2013
Bible, homophobia, racism, religion and politics in Brazil
During his testimony in the Supreme Court (STF), Marco Feliciano, the new President of the Commission for Human Rights and Minorities of the Brazilian House of Representatives called Africans a cursed people.
In the defense filed in the Brazilian court, his lawyer, Rafael da Silva Novaes, delivered a document which was written “quoting the Bible [...] African descendants of Ham [or Cam], son of Noah. And, as Christians, we believe in blessings and therefore we cannot ignore the curses”.
According to the text, the only way people of African descent be “cured” is accepting Jesus Crist. Such absurdities led to numerous demonstrations around the country. The evangelical pastor Marco Feliciano, as a President of the Commission for Human Rights and Minorities of the Brazilian House of Representatives has banned the presence of citizens from its sessions to keep out protesters demanding his resignation.
In his church, in a recent sermon, Feliciano said the follow about homosexuals: “I am against their promiscuity. I don't want my daughters to go out on the streets and see men with shaved legs kissing each other. The Brazilian family must be respected”.
In the last few days some actors and singers protested against Feliciano. Even the Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, said that she is against any form of discrimination.
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Slavoj Žižek talking about Brazil
He left his apartment in in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and went to Brazil to talk about politics and James Bond movies. Take a look at the video.
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