Brazil news

• Lula vows to win ‘war’ against illegal miners invading Indigenous lands

  09-01-2024 19:45
  Brazil president hosts summit amid criticism that easing of crackdown had allowed outsiders to return to forest areasThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has insisted his government must not lose the “war” against the environmental criminals devastating Indigenous lands in the Amazon after claims that thousands of illegal miners were resisting eviction from the country’s biggest such territory.After taking power last January, Lula made expelling an estimat
  
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• The bottom line: Brazilians perfect tans with electrical tape bikinis

  09-01-2024 11:30
  Rio de Janeiro’s rooftop tanning salons offer women coveted crisp tan lines with tape, tanning lotion and a spot to sunbatheSummer has arrived in Rio de Janeiro and, away from the city’s beaches, business is booming in the rooftop tanning salons that dot the city’s low-income neighbourhoods. On these sun-soaked terraces, overlooking the urban sprawl and packed with women of all ages and sizes, the accessory of choice is electrical tape.This unorthodox adornment is the secret to
  
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