Brazilian Women’s Voices
The faint smile on Mariana’s lips intensified as she reminisced about the lazy Brazilian days she had spent on a farm during her last vacation. She described the vast fields and the warm, fresh…
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Country: Brazil
Brazilian Public Health Systems
The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, together with the Harvard School of Public Health, the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Brazilian Organization, have…
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Baluchistan to Brazil
The two-year-old Pakistani tot was close to death because of malnutrition and diarrhea. His parents, nomads from the westernmost part of the country, had made the arduous 180-mile trip…
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The ‘Return’ of the State
The oath which immigrants are required to swear today on becoming naturalized citizens of the United States, reads, in rather archaic and high-sounding formal language: “I absolutely and …
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Economic Insecurity in Latin America
A 23-year old Brazilian woman was among 10,000 job applicants seeking a desk job at Banco do Brazil. When asked why she was seeking employment that actually paid less than her present…
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