All Posts Tagged With: "Uruguay"

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Uruguay makes summer Christmas white with polar bears

Perspectives

December 25, 2008
Uruguay makes summer Christmas white with polar bears

A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about celebrating the holidays in the sunny southern hemisphere.

Latin American countries compete for “pink dollar”

Perspectives

December 12, 2008
Latin American countries compete for “pink dollar”

A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about the thriving gay tourism industry in Argentina and Uruguay's efforts to attract gay travelers.

Uruguayan president vetoes abortion bill

Perspectives

November 18, 2008
Uruguayan president vetoes abortion bill

A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about the Uruguayan president's decision to veto a bill that would have legalized abortion in the largely secular country.

Brazil Today: Religion, ethanol and roads

Signature Series

November 7, 2008
Brazil Today: Religion, ethanol and roads

"Brazil Today" is a series that explores Brazil's spiking conversion to Pentecostalism, its pioneering path toward energy independence and its improving - but expensive - roadways.

Catholic Brazilians convert to the Pentecostal church

Blogwatch / Video

November 6, 2008
Catholic Brazilians convert to the Pentecostal church

From the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro to television screens across the nation, Pentecostals are gaining in numbers and influence in Brazil -- at the expense of the Catholic church.

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