JANUARY
1999

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CONTENTS:

7
Memory:

João Pacífico, the best
caipira composer ever

8
Music:

A gallery of the most
loved hits since 1958

10
Crime:

Hired guns thriving
in the state of Alagoas

11
COVER
STORY

AIDS, condom, and
sex education

18
Literature:

Patrícia Melo's
"The Killer" hits hard

20
People:

The road to a
falling currency

21
Economy:

Brazil sneezes
US catches a cold

22
Opinion:

What to do to
save the Real

24
Children:

There are 200,000 kids
waiting for a new home

29
Short Story:

A Oeste de Nada by
Júlio César Monteiro Martins
In Portuguese

34
Travel:

History and bohemians
in photogenic Recife

38
Impressions:

A first look at
hectic São Paulo

43
Music:

It's forró, it's mangue,
it's Mestre Ambrósio

54
Special:

The myth of race
equality in Brazil

DEPARTMENTS:

Rapidinhas

Letters

Best-seller books,
plays & movies

Press Release
Cinema Novo
and Beyond in LA

Press Release
Cinema Brasil
in San Diego

Classifieds

Display Ads

U.S.A. Calendar

That's Brazilian:
a directory of
Brazilian businesses
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