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Doubting Thomas and the Wanderer in the Tropics

Sunday, 07 August 2011 10:33 Published in Popular culture
Doubting Thomas and the Wanderer in the Tropics

South America is home to a legend which, though little known by the wider public, has captivated sociologists, anthropologists, folklorists and journalists, as well as a number of websites concerned with promoting tourism in Uruguay, Paraguay and in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. 

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Uruguayan Cinema in a nutshell

Saturday, 25 June 2011 12:04 Published in Film
Uruguayan Cinema in a nutshell

A study of cinema in Uruguay cannot be realistically undertaken without considering the country’s geographical and socio-political position, which has provided a backdrop against which modern Uruguayan film-makers have developed their craft.

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In 1992, when the first Earth Summit was held twenty years after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, a document was elaborated called Agenda 21, which paved the way to policies such as the National System of Conservation Units in Brazil, and the Secretary for Solidarity Economy, created during the first turn of President Lula.