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Cristovam Buarque is an economics professor at the University of Brasilia, Brazil, and the founder of an NGO dedicated to keeping the world's poor children in school.
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An article entitled "The Internationalization of Amazônia" is spreading all over the Internet and specially the mailing lists.
His thoughts about internationalization were originally published as O mundo para todos on October 23, 2000 in O Globo (Rio de Janeiro) and were reportedly censored in some countries. Internationalization and localization are means of adapting products such as publications or software for non-native environments, especially other nations and cultures. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... O Globo is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ...
Buarque said that he supports the Bolsa Escola education program, which was established nationally by former President Cardoso based on a program Buarque created as Governor.
Buarque also outlined other ways Brazilian society needs to pay its social debt, including universalizing access to water and sewage systems, as well as creating a land reform program, small-scale agro-industry, an irrigation program in the Northeast, a microcredit program, a home health care program and a civil service program.
Buarque’s emphasis on social policies as the road to both social and economic development represents a break with the economy-centered approach of the last 25 years.
The problem for Cristovam was that by doing so he raised the ire of these people—many whom believed he had done a good job in general, but it had "done nothing for me." His opponent saw his opportunity and exploited it, promising to raise their salaries by 20 percent.
His administration at an end, Cristovam became a senator for the Federal District and was also rector of University of Brasília for a time.
Cristovam, who saw his position as a Minister as playing in the "second team" hopes Tarso's appointment will prove a turnaround in the way education is perceived.
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