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CONTENTS:

6
History:

AI-5, the Act that
muzzled the country

8
Politics:

President Cardoso's
not so new cabinet

10
Music:

Boquete a tune
for the risqué books

11
COVER
STORY

Hip bossa nova
turns 40

24
Economy:

National firms
ready to go global

26
People:

Being Gaúcho
on foreign land

29
Short Story:

O Estouro da Boiada
by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
In Portuguese

37
Travel:

Surprise, surprise
welcome to Alagoas

40
Impressions:

The daily adventure
of living in Rio

43
Music:

Kuarup, the
musicians' choice

54
Special:

Getting the power
back from the military

DEPARTMENTS:

Rapidinhas

Letters

Best-seller books,
plays & movies

Press Release
Cinema Novo
and Beyond in LA

Classifieds

Display Ads

U.S.A. Calendar

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a directory of
Brazilian businesses
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