Will Laziness Poison Brazilian Blogs?

Last week, state teachers of São Paulo in strike [in Portuguese] for over three weeks demonstrated in the Paulista Avenue [in Portuguese], one of the most prestigious streets of São Paulo city, as a way to reinforce their demands. As a result, the military police was sent to stop the demonstrators from getting closer to the Government Palace and the conflict between them started (you can even hear the sound of moral-effect bombs). Despite the violence implied by the police –which was undoubtedly disgusting– one photograph called the attention of bloggers and Twitter users:

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Dreams of Pursuing an International Career

Nowadays, there are a handful of people that when faced with news reports on the difficulties of the world are sensitized by these images and decide they want to pursue a dream of doing something urgent. But things are relatively complicated. Sometimes, especially in Latin America and some African nations it is not very easy to pursue your dreams. Even though it is a matter of will and hard work, there is a chance of being left out of the world conversation if one is not encouraged and supported by others.

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