SEPTEMBER
2001

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CONTENTS:

10
COVER
STORY

Jorge Amado: celebrating
the life of our
most beloved writer

06
Fashion:

Revlon gets a
Brazilian spokesmodel

07
Ecology:

The São Francisco
River skirmishes

08
Music:

The best Brazilian
song ever

17
Opinion:

Salvador and
the class schism

19
Politics:

Who's afraid of
the ethics package?

21
Economy:

The good fruits
of blackout season

23
Analysis:

Comparing Brazilian
and American economies

26
Culture:

A new center for
Brazilian history in the US

29
Literature:

"Episódio de Siroca" by
Jorge Amado -
In Portuguese

34
Travel:

Healing waters
of Minas Gerais

37
Language:

Why you should
know Portuguese

40
Book Review:

Twelve Fingers
by Jô Soares

42
Music:

The sound and the
sounds of Olodum

47
Sound:

That sublime duo:
Vinicius and Jobim

54
Special:

Wandering on
Jorge Amado's Ilhéus

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