Recife

In 1985, Brazil had an estimated population of women, at reproductive age, of 40 million . Of that 40 million, an estimated 11 million women had undergone a sterilization procedure, leaving them unable to bear children. A rapid rise in sterilization occurred in the early 1970s and has maintained popularity to modern day. Many women undergoing the procedure were victims of the educational and political system’s failures. Education surrounding contraceptive methods was rare and the Brazilian…

store for him. He had never been to Brazil. Being a young adult, the idea that the world is bigger than Eureka scared him. He was traveling with four other friends who were also interested in serving the people of Brazil. When his plane landed in Recife, Brazil he could taste the salty air and feel the Atlantic breeze on his warm face. The sights and sounds were unlike anything…

off the coast of Pernambuco. Its premise is rather different from that of O prisioneiro. During a one-week cruise, Pedroso and his crew identify passengers traveling on the cruise ship “Pacific” who video record their experiences; upon returning to Recife, they ask these passengers if they would be willing to hand over their footage for a documentary project. The director’s intervention is limited to editing material previously recorded for other purposes. However, structuring a narrative for…

their debts and improving their social living conditions are enough to end poverty, without the creation of more jobs for third world countries in poverty, those countries will always stay in a state of poverty (Orovic and Smale). In locations such as Recife, Brazil, the unemployment percentage is incredibly high as there are families who are desperate to make money no matter how little (The End of Poverty?). For example, in Brazil, there is a man who became unemployed after being laid off and…

The article “Zika virus discovered in infant brains bolsters link to microcephaly” by Gretchen Vogel and the article “5 things you need to know about Zika” by Sandee LaMotte both discuss the growing dangers of Zika virus. Each author takes a deeper look into the virus, but also each author varies on the way that Zika virus is discussed. The first author Vogel discusses more about the personal experience of pregnant woman and the link of birth defects caused by the Zika virus. The second author…

Educator and philosopher Paulo Freire developed his interest in education while pursuing an advanced education at the University of Recife in 1943. After graduating, Freire pursued a teaching career and while doing so, he became quite disturbed by the large number of illiterate students. Due to his heavy concern, he began creating studies to help understand why so many of these students were illiterate. He discovered hat there was two types of learning, the banking method and the problem-posing…

Through 1964 to 1985 the world was in a clear divide between leaning towards communistic Russia and the democratic capitalistic United States. During this time many governments had fallen into turmoil due to the events from World War II. The world was scared that any international body could cause such disaster again. At the end of the war you war soon left with two options communist or not. With the United States and Russia emerging as the two largest international powers, each one had very…