This weekend i was fascinated to read reports in the Folha about an apparent manifestation of class war in Sao Paulo. The site for this contest is the noise made by samba schools. Carlos Costa, one of the original founders of a centrally located school argued that “these people from higher social classes don’t like [...]

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Its been difficult in the past fortnight to avoid stories of the continued indicators of Brazil’s continued economic development. Veja Magazine dedicated its front page and a significant proportion of its inside content to the fact that Brazils Social Class C is now the dominant force in the country.  In the space of just two [...]

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