JANUARY 98
CONTENTS:
10
COVER STORY
Law:
Is the new civil code
ready for prime time?16
Justice:
Courts on the
brink of collapse18
Economy:
A very healthy
informal economy20
Literature:
Blacks in
Lobato's fiction
28
Short story:
André Charak's
"Eva"
In Portuguese34
Travel:
Manaus is not
the Amazon39
Music:
Carnaval 101,
its history and rhythms
54
Special:
Jeitinho, the Brazilian
way to bend rules
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