Comments on: All you need to know about Brazilians http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/ Bill Wolfrum's world of satire and commentary Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:06:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » Judge shows homophobia’s grip on Brazil in ruling against soccer player http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-37830 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:40:29 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-37830 [...] There is much to admire about Brazil. The homophobia that’s so ingrained in the culture is not one of them, however. [...] […] There is much to admire about Brazil. The homophobia that’s so ingrained in the culture is not one of them, however. […]

]]> by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » Who are we? http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-30911 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:41:28 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-30911 [...] Brazil is a nation with a lot of problems. Horrifying poverty, crime, a government always in some stage of proving itself corrupt, etc. But there is one other thing Brazil has proven itself to be: Progressive. They see the truth, and they are fighting long-standing biases to act on it. [...] […] Brazil is a nation with a lot of problems. Horrifying poverty, crime, a government always in some stage of proving itself corrupt, etc. But there is one other thing Brazil has proven itself to be: Progressive. They see the truth, and they are fighting long-standing biases to act on it. […]

]]> by: Who are we? at Shakesville http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-30908 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:29:46 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-30908 [...] Brazil is a nation with a lot of problems. Horrifying poverty, crime, a government always in some stage of proving itself corrupt, etc. But there is one other thing Brazil has proven itself to be: Progressive. They see the truth, and they are fighting long-standing biases to act on it. [...] […] Brazil is a nation with a lot of problems. Horrifying poverty, crime, a government always in some stage of proving itself corrupt, etc. But there is one other thing Brazil has proven itself to be: Progressive. They see the truth, and they are fighting long-standing biases to act on it. […]

]]> by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » Live Earth Concert in Brazil canceled - no, it’s not a Global Warming conspiracy http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-29596 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:08:52 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-29596 [...] And to top it all off, Rio is hosting the Pan-American Games, starting July 13. Throw in the fact that Brazil’s soccer season is in full swing, and the concert has gotten extremely lukewarm response from Brazilians, anyway. [...] […] And to top it all off, Rio is hosting the Pan-American Games, starting July 13. Throw in the fact that Brazil’s soccer season is in full swing, and the concert has gotten extremely lukewarm response from Brazilians, anyway. […]

]]> by: Live Earth Concert in Brazil canceled - put away your conspiracies at Shakesville http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-29595 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:58:49 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-29595 [...] And to top it all off, Rio is hosting the Pan-American Games, starting July 13. Throw in the fact that Brazil’s soccer season is in full swing, and the concert has gotten extremely lukewarm response from Brazilians, anyway. [...] […] And to top it all off, Rio is hosting the Pan-American Games, starting July 13. Throw in the fact that Brazil’s soccer season is in full swing, and the concert has gotten extremely lukewarm response from Brazilians, anyway. […]

]]> by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » Popó pounded: Juan Diaz dominates Acelino Freitas http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-13073 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:00:53 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-13073 [...] Using a blistering left jab and body attack, an unrelenting Juan Diaz dominated Acelino “Popó” Freitas, with the Brazilian unable to answer the bell for the ninth round. [...] […] Using a blistering left jab and body attack, an unrelenting Juan Diaz dominated Acelino “Popó” Freitas, with the Brazilian unable to answer the bell for the ninth round. […]

]]> by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » From the top down, U.S. becoming a nation of cheaters http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-7337 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:01:16 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-7337 [...] Playing a friendly game of cards with a group of Brazilians not long ago, my partner chastised me for not protecting my cards well enough and allowing my opponent to see them. The insinuation being that it was a given my opponents would try to see my cards, and it was my fault, not my opponents lack of card-playing ethics. [...] […] Playing a friendly game of cards with a group of Brazilians not long ago, my partner chastised me for not protecting my cards well enough and allowing my opponent to see them. The insinuation being that it was a given my opponents would try to see my cards, and it was my fault, not my opponents lack of card-playing ethics. […]

]]> by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » I’m not even safe from Tom Brady in Brazil http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-2867 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:50:24 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-2867 [...] Bundchen is a big star in Brazil, where they love their celebrity gossip as much as anyone. News of Brady and Bundchen, pictures of them in magazines, stories about them on the radio — they’re coming. Tom Brady has punctured my safe Brazilian haven. [...] […] Bundchen is a big star in Brazil, where they love their celebrity gossip as much as anyone. News of Brady and Bundchen, pictures of them in magazines, stories about them on the radio — they’re coming. Tom Brady has punctured my safe Brazilian haven. […]

]]> by: William K. Wolfrum » Blog Archive » Brazil’s Internacional tops Barcelona for the Club World Cup http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-1227 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:38:43 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-1227 [...] The fireworks were going off all over the country of Brazil (truth be told, Brazilians need very little reason to shoot off fireworks for the mist part) as Internacional once again proved that the best of the Brazilian League should never be overlooked, even when playing the best of Europe. [...] […] The fireworks were going off all over the country of Brazil (truth be told, Brazilians need very little reason to shoot off fireworks for the mist part) as Internacional once again proved that the best of the Brazilian League should never be overlooked, even when playing the best of Europe. […]

]]> by: Brasil Football (private post) http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-406 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:48:33 +0000 http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2006/11/01/all-you-need-to-know-about-brazilians/#comment-406 >"The Brazilian senate is considering a >bill that will make it a crime to join a >chat, blog, or download from the Internet >without fully identifying oneself first. > >Privacy groups and Internet providers >are very concerned, and are trying to >lobby against the bill, but it seems >they won't have much success." http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/06/1727229 From the article: "If approved, it will be a crime, punishable with up to 4 years of jail time, to disseminate virus or trojans,unauthorizedly access data banks or networks and send e-mail, join chat, write a blog or download content anonymously." http://realtimesociety.blogspot.com/2006/11/proposal-to-control-net-access.html -- A man sat next to a blonde who was engrossed in her newspaper. The bold headline read "12 Brazilian Soldiers Killed." Then turning to the man she asked, "How many is a Brazilian?" >”The Brazilian senate is considering a
>bill that will make it a crime to join a
>chat, blog, or download from the Internet
>without fully identifying oneself first.
>
>Privacy groups and Internet providers
>are very concerned, and are trying to
>lobby against the bill, but it seems
>they won’t have much success.”

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/06/1727229

From the article:
“If approved, it will be a crime, punishable with up to 4 years
of jail time, to disseminate virus or trojans,unauthorizedly
access data banks or networks and send e-mail, join chat, write
a blog or download content anonymously.”

http://realtimesociety.blogspot.com/2006/11/proposal-to-control-net-access.html

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A man sat next to a blonde who was engrossed in her newspaper.
The bold headline read “12 Brazilian Soldiers Killed.”
Then turning to the man she asked, “How many is a Brazilian?”

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