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City of God is a thrilling action film set in the oppressive margins of a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Directed by Fernando Meirelles, the film portrays life in the City of God, a favela that began in the 1960s as a new housing project. Its main characters were children and petty thieves who lived a life surrounded by violence and drug turfs. Narrated by Rocket, a boy who dreams of becoming a photographer, the story focuses on the escalating battle between rival gangs led by the murderous…

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, often called Rio, is a culture filled city with many enjoyable places and the famous statue of Cristo Redentor. As stated in “Brazil,” Masquerade balls started in Rio around 1846 introduced by a french actor that lived in the city (23-26). Rio is known for their excellent parties and parades. They even get to take the day off on the day of the big carnival. The parties are not the only thing that tourist find appealing. The most famous landmark called the Christ…

of Conservation (IUCN). After an assessment in 1996, IUCN classified the GLT as critically endangered. In 2003, after conservation efforts, the IUCN re-classified GLTs as endangered. GLTs are listed as a regionally threatened species in the state of Rio de Janeiro and listed in appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (IUCN, 2008). Several conservation efforts have contributed to the survival of Leontopithecus rosalia over the past 30-40 years (Kierulff et al.,…

After close inspection of Rio Tinto, there have been widespread allegations against the company with regard to its bad behavior as a corporate citizen. Rio Tinto is a global mining company with extensive operations in Africa. Their “products” are the stocks that they currently allow people to buy to invest in the company. Ways that Rio Tinto’s social impact affects their company is as follows. If Rio Tinto was to in any way harm its image and integrity as a company, everyday people will then…

Terrorism, bloodshed and power status sums up the focal points embedded within the movie, City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles, and Kátia Lund. These themes create definitions for several theories. The first theory in comparison to the movie is Strain Theory. Because of the economic strain of the people within the film, most turn to criminal activity. “Many families were homeless due to the flooding and acts of arson in the slums” (Meirelles, 2002). The government shipped their homeless…

The painting A Primeira Missa no Brasil (First Mass in Brazil) is part of the collection of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes do Rio de Janeiro, and I had the opportunity to see this work many times during my life. The painting shows the first mass celebrated in Brazilian soil and the event was documented by the Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha. Pero Vaz de Caminha, the clerk of Pedro Alvares Cabral, recorded his first impressions on the uncovered land in a 27 pages long document. A Primeira Missa…

has a very social approach of celebrating togetherness in its arts, religion and every other events of Grand Prairie. No matter you are visiting for the first time or another frequent visit this place, it tends you to distinguish in just staying in Grande Prairie and experiencing the happenings of it. Now if you are done with knowing everything from the history of the city it is time to endeavor city area. If you haven't visited the city yet first of all let's take you on a virtual tour through…

AEDECON 4597.01 Term Paper #1 Scott F. McDermott 9/21/14 Brazil- South America As you may have figured out by now, I have chosen to write my series of papers on Brazil. The reasoning that went into my choice was based on the fact that I am heavily involved in agriculture and Brazil has a very heavy agriculture sector. This country which lies on the Eastern part of South America takes up the better part of the continent and borders the Atlantic ocean to its East and Peru to its direct west…

Pele On October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé was born as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. His parents were João Ramos do Nascimento who was Pelé's father and was also a professional soccer player and Celeste Arantes who was his mother. Maria Lúcia Nascimento and Zeca Nascimento are Pelé's sisters. Pele and his family lived in the city of Bauru. Pele grew up in poverty so it wasn’t such a pleasant childhood. Also Pele’s friends were the ones that first called him Pele. Pele…

away from the pub, stadia, TV screens and bars. You could enjoy the scenery of most beautiful assets in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro would be the first preferred place for any new tourists to have the first impression of Brazil. Bird’s eye view is the great way to see Rio and admire its wonderful design and forests. Maracana stadium where Rio Olympics of 2016 is to be held is very familiar in Rio de…