an interesting attempt to combat slums & violence

India offers firearms permits for vasectomies

Brazil's Traditional Beats Revamped In Rio

Struggles in Brazil's favelas mean newer styles of artistic creativity:

NPR Music

Energy Solutions

There are possibilities in biomass energy that could save money and alleviate burden of high energy bills and consumption during the world cup.
Below is a link to a site of a company located just outside of New York City that regenerates bio waste into energy.

http://www.taylorbiomassenergy.com/

Bolsa-Escola Program: http://are.berkeley.edu/~sadoulet/papers/BolsaEscolaReport6-6.pdf

This report illustrates why and how the Bolsa-Escola Program was created and implemented in Brazil, but failed. Some of the important points was that studies conducted proved that while enrollment increased, drop-out rate did not. There was no motivation to stay enrolled for an entire year even though mothers were get stipends if their children completed a years worth of education.

WHY?!?!

Perhaps because monetary rewards are not very important to young school children....so what about World Cup tickets?
For every "x" number of months a student stays enrolled with a "C" average, they will get "x" number of tickets?

Brazzil Magazine

This website offers hundreds of articles written by journalists who live Brazil. The articles address many valuable issues including why poverty still exists and the link(s) between EDUCATION and POVERTY...check it out

www.brazzil.com