Posted by
Paula Góes
· 11:14 pm
· Economy & Trade · Government & Politics
In the case of Lula, hope overcame fear. In the case of Obama, hope overcame prejudice. Both leaders won peoples' trust that changes would come. Six years on, Brazilian electors are yet to see many of the dreamed changes come true. Can Barack Obama learn from the errors of a Southern neighbor?
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Posted by
Paula Góes
· 6:25 pm
· History
Brazilians celebrate Obama's victory in Brazil and Obama lookalikes have been spotted all over the country. A blogger claims that Obama would not be born if it wasn't for Brazil, and another expects a Obama baby boom in there too. The US elected president still fascinates its southern neighbor.
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Obama's victory is being celebrated worldwide, and naturally is being celebrated here in Brazil, the home of the largest population of African descendants outside of Africa.
Brazilian political experts are hailing the election as a victory for Brazilian interests, even though the Republicans woul...
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History is made!
Barack Obama's Victory Speech: Yes We Can! (Part 1 of 2)
Barack Obama's Victory Speech: Yes We Can! (Part 2 of 2)
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Posted by
Paula Góes
· 9:08 pm
· Mozambique
"History never moves with the big things but with the small ones. History changes when, in the armpit of life, a seed of difference germinates, even if a small one. And Obama is this difference, his election was and is that difference. He will be a diagonal between the two theses. Little by little, against racists and racialists. With the whole Africa inside of him, fulfilling his Kenyan destiny. N'Kosi sikeleli Africa!"
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It was an amazing feat. Americans turned out in record numbers and people of all kinds voted for Obama. States that had been red for a long time turned blue. I’m listening to the radio now and they were just interviewing some very conservative white farmers from a small town in the US th...
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Posted by
Eunice del Rosario
· 12:37 am
· Government & Politics · International Relations
They’re cheering for Camp Obama. They’re cheering for Camp McCain. They wear the pins, the t-shirts with the big logos – you name it, it’s on them. Dare say anything bad about their favourite candidate and you’re in for a major debate. Yes, they’re the new mavericks – or would want to be anyway – except of course that they’re not Americans.
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Posted by
Eunice del Rosario
· 8:32 pm
· Breaking News · Government & Politics · History · Media & Internet
The world was abuzz on the eve of the historic November 4 election when news headlines revealed that Senator Barack Obama had already won by a landslide victory. Non-American bloggers from all corners of the globe got to typing their thoughts away early this morning, way before polling stations even opened in the US, all inspired by an isolated village in New Hampshire. Eunice del Rosario brings us the story.
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Posted by
Jillian York
· 9:32 pm
· International Relations · Media & Internet
The Morningside Post (a publication of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs) will be liveblogging Election Day results. Bloggers from Brazil, France, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Russia and the UK will be joining Americans in covering the event.
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Posted by
Paula Góes
· 8:58 pm
· Economy & Trade · Energy · Environment · Globalization · International Relations
This is the first US presidential elections in which Brazilians clearly see issues close to their hearts at stake. Both candidates have at some point touched on biofuels, international trade, Latin American integration and the place of Brazil in the world. Bloggers from Brazil have their say on who is a better president from their perspective.
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