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julho 22, 2008

Strange times, strange names

Some scholar will end up writing about the willful tribute that armed bands pay to the hero universe. In Sierra Leone, one of the top rebel commanders during the 1990s was called Denis "Superman" Mingo. War-torn Yugoslavia had its "Rambo"; the same for Sierra Leone.

Rio de Janeiro too has its share of hero-obsessed thugs. One of the main "militias" in action in the western region of the city is called "Justice League" after the DC powergroup; its symbol is nothing but the batlogo.

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julho 15, 2008

"Here's the belly from Brazil!", says The Sun

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According to this piece of yellow journalism, appropriately called The Sun (oh, you know, the sun's yellow, right?―got the pun?), Ronaldo's got fat chance of getting a new contract with AC Milan given these snaps.

_Fat_chance―got the pun?

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julho 14, 2008

Corners, São Paulo

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