Brazil Declares War on Pirates
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2001 Brazil has launched an all-out war against software piracy, creating a zero-tolerance policy to be implemented May 18 by the newly created Interministerial Committee […]
Music Industry’s Red Scare
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2001 Despite the recording industry’s well-publicized efforts to stop online music trading, it doesn’t appear the practice will end anytime soon. Now, with the appearance […]
Long-Distance Battle in Brazil
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News April 2001 If you have a relative living abroad, you probably pay a higher phone bill every month. How about calling for free, and at the […]
Brazil Could Face Blackouts, Too
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News April 2001 A few months ago, Brazilians were astonished to read about the electricity crisis in California. They couldn’t quite understand how the richest and most […]
Brazil Counting on a Net Gain
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2001 The government’s desire to democratize the Internet moved into high gear this month when it announced a project for producing a computer that would […]
Brazil ISPs Drop Like Dot-Coms
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2001 Thanks to last year’s boom of Internet service providers that offered free access, Brazil became the South American country with the highest number of […]
Universo Means Access in Brazil
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 On the surface, Universo Online appears to be just another Internet service provider failing to turn up a profit. Bad news on the bottom […]
Brazil May Slash Computer Taxes
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 In an attempt to bridge the country’s digital divide, the Brazilian Congress last week approved a bill that would ease the tax burden of […]
Brazil Awaits Standard for DTV
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 Considering Brazil has the world’s sixth largest television audience, it wasn’t surprising the Brazilian government mentioned the medium’s 50th anniversary on its homepage. “Remove […]
Spanish Pesetas Flow Into Brazil
Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2001 When the Spanish bank Santander bought the debt-ridden, state-owned Banespa Bank in São Paulo, it was another indicator the Spaniards were re-conquering the New […]