A Vigitel survey says the number of smokers in Brazil has fallen by 30.7% in the last nine years In 2006, 15.6% of Brazilians smoked. This percentage has been falling in recent years. According to a government agency that monitors factors for chronic diseases via telefone interviews, Vigitel, smokers now account for 10.8% of
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He composed some of the greatest classics in MPB, in partnership [1] with Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Toquinho and other giants of Brazilian music.  On October 19 he would have been 100 years old Vinícius de Moraes was one of the greatest poets in MPB. His friends called him “the little poet.” He took events
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When Maurício de Sousa created this character in the 1960s, most Brazilians lived in rural areas, in harmony with nature, just like Chico Bento. Now, only 15% of the population lives in the countryside Just like the young Chico Bento (Chuck Billy in English), thousands of young Brazilians have left the countryside and small towns to
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In late November 2014 the world lost one of its most brilliant television comedians: Roberto Bolaños, the creator of the Chaves and Chapolin series Some journalists said Bolaños was a Latin version of Charles Chaplin. Just like Chaplin, Roberto Bolaños was a master of the art of writing and acting. In the early 1970s he created
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He changed the history of South Africa by defeating apartheid and proving to the world that forgiveness, wisdom, tolerance and diplomacy are more powerful weapons than rancor and hatred In 1948 South Africa started one of the darkest periods of its history. It was that year that the government instituted apartheid, an inhuman regime of racial
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Brazil is the world's biggest producer of oranges, which are rich in vitamin C Besides being the world's largest producer of oranges, Brazil is also the world's largest producer of orange juice. The state of São Paulo produces about 75% of all the oranges in Brazil. Orange is one of the most popular fruits worldwide.
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