A Funny Thing Happened…
I knew it would not be an easy trip. The Amazon I set out to visit was very different from what it is today. Then no highways pierced its close. Then no mobs attacked it with flame throwers and diesel power. Nature,…
Celebrating Diplomats Day
The following is an unclassified report dated June 8, 1990, received from “our” illustrious diplomat in Brasilia.
A Tale of Two Tribes
The surviving Ameridians of Brazil number about 250,000 people — a mere .2% of the Brazilian population. Yet, they have a social significance out of all proportion to their numbers. In a country whose vigorous national culture seems to “Brazilianize” all immigrants,…
Funny Money
Yesterday, I dropped by Brasilia’s airport on an errand and on the way out I stopped for a chocolate milkshake at the cafeteria. The last time I was at the airport, two weeks ago, I did the same thing. The only difference…
The Brass Ring — Power, Influence and the Brascan Empire
The history of Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Company (in 1969 the name was changed to Brascan) from its beginnings at the end of the 19th century until the great pull-out from Brazil in 1979, is covered in nine pages of this…
Brasilsat
En 1985, une fusée Ariane lance depais le centre spatial de Kourou en Guyane française mit sur orbite le premier de deux satellites brésiliens destinés à répondre aux besoins en télécommunications de ce pays.
