Category: reflection
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on the way to the rio airport
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In the past 6 hours, I have travelled from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador da Bahia, from one former capital of Brazil to another. The ride from my hostel to the airport served as a reminder of the other faces of Rio de Janeiro, faces that are not the postcard…
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working with transition brasilândia- a reflection
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‘A periferia se cansou de esperar a oportunidade que nunca chegava, e que viria de fora, do centro’ (Hermano Vianna) Periferia em Movimento (The periphery got tired of waiting for opportunites that were never coming, and which were to come from outside, from the central city.) I first…
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how?
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How do they do it?Is it a morning coffee accompaniment?It might offer something as smooth,or as bitter as that coffee-depending on your continent…and coffee of choice).Or maybe it’s the 10 o’clock tea:One scone of foolishness,with some parliamentary raise jam to go please…Or the side dish to their 1 o’clock lunch,leaving…
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don’t let that let you…
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A peopleformerly neglected by governments,on the periphery of things:transport, water, electricity-in a word, services.But don’t let that let youassume many things about them!