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Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro: Trafficking, Social Networks, and Public Security

INTRODUCTION: Thinking about Social Violence in Brazil 

  Recently, drug traffickers based in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas have attacked government buildings, bombed buses, and successfully ordered widespread business closings. Over the past decade, murder rates have averaged 50 per 100,000, in line with the most violent U.S. cities, and overall rates may actually be even higher as a result of increasing rates of disappearances. In poor districts, murder rates can exceed 150 per 100,000 inhabitants. Indeed, riding this wave of criminal and police violence, human rights abuse has increased in Brazil since its transition to democracy two decades ago.

Fonte: ARIAS, Enrique Desmond. Drugs and Democracy in Rio de Janeiro: Trafficking, Social Networks, and Public Security. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2006. Disponível em: www.jstor. org/stable/10.5149/9780807877371_arias. Acesso em 06/11/2017. [Introduction: p. 1-17]

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  Granola bars have long been a staple in the health-food aisle, despite the fact that many contain just as much sugar 

as a candy bar. 

  That said, there’s been an influx of legitimately healthy snack-bar options in recent years; to pick one, you just have 

to read the ingredients closely. Dietitian Andy Bellatti recommends looking for bars that rely on sweetness from foods like 

[5] dates and coconut rather than table sugars. That way, he explains, “you are getting nutrition and fiber, without added 

sugar.” But if you’re looking for a midday snack, a handful of almonds or an apple can often do the trick for fewer calories. 

PARK, Alice; SIFFERLI, Alexandra. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 12 out. 2017. 

According to Andy Bellatti, we should give preference to snack-bars that

TEXTO:

  Granola bars have long been a staple in the health-food aisle, despite the fact that many contain just as much sugar 

as a candy bar. 

  That said, there’s been an influx of legitimately healthy snack-bar options in recent years; to pick one, you just have 

to read the ingredients closely. Dietitian Andy Bellatti recommends looking for bars that rely on sweetness from foods like 

[5] dates and coconut rather than table sugars. That way, he explains, “you are getting nutrition and fiber, without added 

sugar.” But if you’re looking for a midday snack, a handful of almonds or an apple can often do the trick for fewer calories. 

PARK, Alice; SIFFERLI, Alexandra. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 12 out. 2017. 

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  While on vacation with his family, designer and 

filmmaker Alex Cornell captured the exquisite beauty of 

the underbelly of an iceberg. Last month, Cornell traveled 

with his mother and sister on a National Geographic 

[5] expedition in Antarctica. “A landscape peppered with 

icebergs is a special one indeed,” he wrote to The 

Washington Post. “I think the most overwhelming thing 

about them is their scale. … The thought of ice towering 

over you is pretty remarkable.” As impressive as icebergs 

[10] are, many of them look the same. But when 

Cornell reached Ciera Cove, he saw something 

different — an iceberg of a deep, blue color: “I didn’t know 

what I was looking at — after all, I was still acclimating 

to the typical icebergs. The naturalist on-board was 

[15] thankfully very quick to explain to us how lucky we were 

to spot such an unusual looking specimen. His 

excitement quickly translated to the rest of us.” 

  He explained that glacial ice becomes blue when it 

becomes very dense: “Years of compression gradually 

[20] make the ice denser over time, forcing out the tiny air 

pockets between crystals. When glacier ice becomes 

extremely dense, the ice absorbs a small amount of red 

light, leaving a bluish tint in the reflected light, which is 

what we see. When glacier ice is white, that usually 

[25] means that there are many tiny air bubbles still in the 

ice.” Cornell believes the iceberg flipped over recently due 

to the lack of snow on top of it. It’s not a rare occurrence, 

but it is indeed a beautiful one. “I took a substantial amount 

of photos as we made our way around, and I’m glad I 

[30] did,” he said. 

KIRKPATRICK, Nick . Disponível em: . Acesso em: 12 out. 2017. Adaptado.

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TEXTO:

  While on vacation with his family, designer and 

filmmaker Alex Cornell captured the exquisite beauty of 

the underbelly of an iceberg. Last month, Cornell traveled 

with his mother and sister on a National Geographic 

[5] expedition in Antarctica. “A landscape peppered with 

icebergs is a special one indeed,” he wrote to The 

Washington Post. “I think the most overwhelming thing 

about them is their scale. … The thought of ice towering 

over you is pretty remarkable.” As impressive as icebergs 

[10] are, many of them look the same. But when 

Cornell reached Ciera Cove, he saw something 

different — an iceberg of a deep, blue color: “I didn’t know 

what I was looking at — after all, I was still acclimating 

to the typical icebergs. The naturalist on-board was 

[15] thankfully very quick to explain to us how lucky we were 

to spot such an unusual looking specimen. His 

excitement quickly translated to the rest of us.” 

  He explained that glacial ice becomes blue when it 

becomes very dense: “Years of compression gradually 

[20] make the ice denser over time, forcing out the tiny air 

pockets between crystals. When glacier ice becomes 

extremely dense, the ice absorbs a small amount of red 

light, leaving a bluish tint in the reflected light, which is 

what we see. When glacier ice is white, that usually 

[25] means that there are many tiny air bubbles still in the 

ice.” Cornell believes the iceberg flipped over recently due 

to the lack of snow on top of it. It’s not a rare occurrence, 

but it is indeed a beautiful one. “I took a substantial amount 

of photos as we made our way around, and I’m glad I 

[30] did,” he said. 

KIRKPATRICK, Nick . Disponível em: http://www.washingpost.com/news/ morning-mix/wp/2015/01/20/themajestic-beauty-of-the-underbelly-of-aniceberg/!utm-term=82e848fc15e1. Acesso em: 12 out. 2017. Adaptado.

Alex Cornell found the Antarctica landscape

    Counting Stars

    ONE REPUBLIC 

Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep 

Dreaming about the things that we could be 

But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard 

Said no more counting dollars 

We'll be counting stars, yeah, we'll be counting stars

I see this life, like a swinging vine 

Swing my heart across the line 

And in my face is flashing signs 

Seek it out and ye' shall find 

Old, but I'm not that old 

Young, but I'm not that bold 

And I don't think the world is sold 

On just doing what we're told 

I feel something so right 

Doing the wrong thing 

I feel something so wrong 

Doing the right thing 

I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie 

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive 

Disponível em: . Acesso em: 30 out. 2017.

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