Paulo Rebêlo Wired News February 2002 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The heavy rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the thousands who strode down the streets here in the “Walk for… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2002 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — While political and business leaders from the world’s richest nations preach the gospel of globalization at this week’s World Economic… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News January 2002 Thirty years ago, the sugar business was Recife’s biggest source of income. That was until São Paulo started processing its own sugar, and Recife… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News December 2001 In a poor neighborhood in the city of Olinda, artists, dancers and musicians are embracing technology as a way to help youth imagine a… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News October 2001 Satellite Internet connections have, for the first time, arrived in order to expand the country’s Web penetration. Universo Online (UOL), the biggest ISP in… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News August 2001 The Brazilian government might again get into a worldwide fight about anti-AIDS drugs. Now it’s over Nelfinavir, a drug from the Swiss laboratory Roche…. Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News August 2001 If you lived in a house with no running water, no electricity and not many amenities, getting access to the Internet wouldn’t seem to… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News August 2001 Free ISPs in Brazil have been falling apart for quite some time, despite the growing number of Net users. Recently, Internet Gratis (iG), the… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News July 2001 Efforts to connect Brazil to the 21st century continue in earnest as governments and non-governmental organizations endeavor to provide Internet access to poor and… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2001 The Brazilian health system is a model to the world when it comes to fighting AIDS. But it faces the wrath of labs in… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2001 Brazil has launched an all-out war against software piracy, creating a zero-tolerance policy to be implemented May 18 by the newly created Interministerial Committee… Continue reading →

Paulo Rebêlo Wired News May 2001 Despite the recording industry’s well-publicized efforts to stop online music trading, it doesn’t appear the practice will end anytime soon. Now, with the appearance… Continue reading →