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#changebrazil

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Hey, guys! If you’ve been aware of the news here in Brazil, and whether you are thinking or not about coming for the World Cup 2014, please, take a few minutes to watch this and help us make some noise because the Brazilian people is fed up with  their federal defective justice system and political issues. In 1992, our people had the courage and the power to change the history of this country by going out to the streets with their faces painted in green and yellow and demanding the former president’s impeachment and they got it. The time to do … Continue reading #changebrazil

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A Country Mourns

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Hey, guys! I know it’s been a little while since my last post, but it’s been hard to write anything or look for anything nice to post, specially after this awful weekend. You have probably heard about the tragedy that occured in Santa Maria, in my state, Rio Grande do Sul. There was a fire in a nigthclub and 234 young men and women died so far. The number, unfortunately, can increase since about 100 people are still in hospital. I didn’t know anyone there, but I grieve for their families, who lost their beloved children. It’s just me being … Continue reading A Country Mourns

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What’s Going On with Education in the UK?

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Student protest over fees turns violent   Protesters smash windows and get onto roof of Tory HQ as estimated 50,000 attend London rally  Paul Lewis, Jeevan Vasagar, Rachel Williams and Matthew Taylor guardian.co.uk  Wednesday 10 November 2010 17.50 GMT   Student protests: a demonstrator kicks in windows at Millbank. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA   Protesters smashed windows and waved anarchist flags from the roof of the building housing the Conservative party headquarters as the fringe of a vast rally against university funding cuts turned violent. The scale of the London protest defied expectations, with an estimated 50,000 turning out to vent … Continue reading What’s Going On with Education in the UK?