Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Brazil CE

Find a current event concerning Brazil. Provide a link to your current event and a short description/summary. This assignment is due on Monday, January 28th.

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  1. Brazil is big in football as we call soccer. They have won the world cup six times. The last time they won was when korea hosted aginst Germany in 2002. It was 2 to 0 and brizilian Ronaldo made the impressive 2 points.
    www.docsport.com

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  2. The main problem facing brazil today is that much of the forest areas are being cleared out to move in new industries. This will destroy many habitats for plants(most blatantly soybeans) and animals.
    Link-http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/brazil/environmental_problems_brazil/

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  3. on January 5, 2013, a cat was caught trying to walk into prison gates in north east Brazil. it had a cell phone, cell phone charger, memory card, ear piece, mini saw, drills, and batteries taped to its back. all 263 detainees are considered suspects. they haven't found out who taped these things to the cat.




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  4. The deforestation of the Amazon rain forest is devastating the environment. It is destroying numerous species that are important to the economy and ecosystems of Brazil.

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  5. My source for the above was our Geography book.

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  6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/18/amazon-rainforest-climate-change-nasa
    The US Nasa warned this week that the Amazon rainforest is depleting because of climate change. Scientists hoped that the canopy would bounce back after the severe drought in 2010 but it hasn't.

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  7. Six journalist killed already this year.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2013/jan/15/journalist-safety-pakistan

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  8. i chose poverty for a current event concerning Brazil. the website is http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/country/home/tags/brazil. Poverty is widespread,and there is about 30% of poor people spread vastly around South America. This population affects the other non-poor people which are 51%. A majority of the poor are farmers, but they dont have much land to farm on.

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  9. Brazil is the ninth largest energy consumer in the world and the third largest in the Western Hemisphere, behind the United States and Cananda. URL-http://eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm

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  10. The company of Karoon is about to mine in the santos river basin offshore of Brazil.Here is the link.
    http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/38725/karoon-gas-makes-brazilian-oil-discovery-38725.htmlink:

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  11. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/27/brazil-nightclub-fire/1867777/ Sunday 27, 2013 around 2 a.m., a nightclub in Brazil caught on fire. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The final number of people killed and injured is still rising.

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  12. This year(2013), Brazil will host the Confederation Cup, a major international soccer event where eight teams participate: the 2010 World Cup champion, the 6 continental champions and Brazil, the host country. The events will be held in 4 to 6 cities throughout Brazil.

    Link:
    http://soulbrasileiro.com/blog/brazil%E2%80%99s-major-events/

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  13. Brazils mining giant (Vale) is pushing forward, It is one of the worlds largest iron ore mining complexes. This project will destroy dozens of caves that have spectacular minerals.
    http://topics.nytimes.com

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  14. A fire at a night club in Brazil killed 233 teenagers. The firefighters had a hard time getting in because of all of the bodies blocking the doors. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/27/fire-in-nightclub-kills-at-least-0-people-injures-200-in-southern-brazil/

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  15. Brazil nightclub fire kills more than 230 people! Firefighters work to douse a fire at the Kiss Club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Firefighters say that the death toll from a fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil has risen to 180. Officials say the fire broke out at the club while a band was performing. At least 200 people were also injured. http://www.maysville-online.com/news/world/die-in-smoke-stampede-in-brazil-club-fire/image_f231b30d-d358-5997-b64d-b7d28ac10f18.html?cid=print

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  16. 10,000 troops and civilians have been sent to Brazil's southern border region in a show of force against illicit traffickers of all kinds who operate in the reigon

    Link: http://topics.cnn.com

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  17. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/27/brazil-nightclub-blaze-high-death-toll

    there was nightclub in Santa Maria that had a fire. police estimated that 232 people died in this fire. the fire was supposedly started by a firework or flare lit by one of the band members playing there that night. many of the people there died by inhaling toxic fumes while rushing to escape through the club's only exit.

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