FEBRUARY
2002

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CONTENTS:

12
COVER
STORY

A detailed plan: the end
of poverty in 10 years

06
Behavior:

Luma, the beauty
and beast of Carnaval

07
World Forum:

Imagining
other worlds

08
Carnaval:

Tunes that
never die

10
Politics:

Time to start
presidential campaign

11
Religion:

Catholics reach out
to Indians

20
Crime:

A terror campaign
against the PT

22
Opinion:

How dare the Left
condemn kidnappings

24
Opinion:

PT: Political or
common crime?

25
Politics:

A 'Little Boy' who
wants to be president

27
Music:

Carmen Miranda
and other divas

36
Short Story:

"Epitáfio"
by Marçal Aquino
In Portuguese

40
Language:

English for
Brazucas V

42
Experiment:

Recife plans a
digital future

44
Music:

Hermeto Pascoal: the
genius comes visiting

54
Family Reunion:

An Armenian Odyssey

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