RSS- Brazilian President Lula consolidates his role as a global power broker even though the final product at the global warming conference was a a markedly feeble Accord - Whitehall leads attacks on China and ALBA countries for “holding the world to ransom” - As recriminations fly, Brasili[...]
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December 23rd, 2009 - 11:35 am § in Brazil, Front Page
Latin America Makes an Impact at Copenhagen Amidst Conflicting Charges of Lula’s Leadership and ALBA’s Deep Dissatisfaction
Bus Rapid Transit and the Latin American City: Successes to Date, But Miles to Go
Over the past fifteen years, cities throughout Latin America have achieved a modest, yet significant, revolution in urban design through the adoption and refinement of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. Promising the benefits of developed world transit systems at developing world prices, BRT has quic[...]
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:40 pm § in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, In the News, Obama, Venezuela
COHA In The News: América Latina, la materia pendiente para Barack Obama
Published by Panorama November 28, 2009 Brasil, México y Colombia seguirán siendo las prioridades de Washington en una Latinoamérica de poca importancia para la Casa Blanca. Texto: Juan Pablo Crespo Una nueva cara, de orígen hispanoparlante, no se traduce necesariamente en un cambio profundo e[...]
Shooting Itself in the Foot, Brazil Spreads Concrete Through the Rainforest
Depletion of the Amazon Rainforest is not a new concern facing environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, and a growing number of the Amazonian indigenous peoples. For decades they have feared for the fate of the world’s most biologically diverse and species-rich hothouse. Brazil houses the larg[...]
Honduras Exposes New Status of Brazil
Published on October 4th in Folha de Sao Paulo Newspaper This piece has been translated from Portuguese by Research Associate Josiane Paschoarelli The role during the Honduran crisis, the attainment of the Olympic status for Río de Janeiro and the G20 strengthening have been viewed by analysts as s[...]
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Rio’s Slum Solution
The postcard images of Rio de Janeiro present a study in contrast. The sprawling city is caught between the Atlantic Ocean and the vast Atlantic Forest region, where world-famous beaches and steep mountains abruptly collide with a growing population and a growing amount of pavement. Rio evokes im[...]
Amid UNASUR Summit, Brazil Likely to Emerge a Winner, With Colombia a Questionable Beneficiary
On August 28, the presidents of the members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) – a supranational entity modeled after the European Union encompassing all of South America – convened in the Argentine resort city of Bariloche to discuss a range of regional security issues, though the [...]
Embraer: Brazilian Military Industry becoming a Global Arms Merchant?
Brazil has become a high-tech and growing civil-military power in the same league as Russia, India and China (the BRIC countries). When it comes to Brazil and military technology, one name comes to mind: Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica, S. A.). The Brazilian company specializes in civili[...]
August 18th, 2009 - 9:33 am § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Small Arms in Latin America in the Aftermath of the NACLA Study
According to the World Health Organization, gun-related fatalities are the leading cause of death among Latin Americans between ages 15 and 44. Overall, gunshot wounds kill between 73,000 and 90,000 people annually in Latin America, demonstrating that the region is inundated with fire-arms. In fact,[...]
Brazil and Paraguay: Brazil concedes on Itaipú Energy Deal, Signals Commitment to “Good Neighbor” Policy
July 25, 2009 marked the passage of a landmark piece of reform that was brokered between Brazil and Paraguay. The agreement, signed in Asunción, finally resolved a decade long disagreement between the two governments regarding the Itaipú dam. The revisions in the Itaipú treaty had far reaching im[...]