Brazil: Let’s Go Postal
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2002 In another attempt to close the gap between the wired and the unwired, Brazil will install computer kiosks in post offices around the country, […]
Síndrome da escova de dentes
Paulo Rebêlo // maio.2002 Quando dizem que adultos são tão ou mais crianças do que os próprios filhos, você pode até ousar admitir ser uma frase batida e piegas. Eu […]
ARTIGO 222
Observatório, 08.maio.2002 Capital estrangeiro nas empresas de comunicação Paulo Rebêlo (*) Como todos esperavam, a Comissão de Constituição e Justiça do Senado aprovou (em 10/4/02) a redação da proposta de […]
Opening the Gates
Brazzil Magazine Wednesday, 01 May 2002 Many journalists and media executives tend to believe that opening the media to foreign capital is their final hope for survival. By Paulo Rebêlo […]
Modified Crops Go Underground
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2002 An illegal but well-known underground market for genetically modified crops is growing fast in Brazil. But oftentimes, farmers who bought the seeds with promises […]
A PC in Every Desk
Brazzil Magazine Monday, 01 April 2002 Brazilian government approved last month a project for producing a cheap personal computer for the masses that could cost as low as $300. The […]
Brazil on Piracy: Just Say No
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News March 2002 Frustrated by a government that either can’t or won’t address epidemic levels of commercial piracy, a broad coalition of Brazilian industry created an advertising […]
All the Ink That’s Fit to Print
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News March 2002 In the United States, printer companies reap most of their profits by selling ink cartridges rather than the printers themselves. That’s not necessarily true […]
Pleading for a Social Conscience
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2002 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The World Social Forum wrapped up several months of business with the usual proposals for making the world a better […]
Brazil’s Anti-Global Gadfly
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2002 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The heavy rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands who strode down the streets here in the “Walk for […]