23 Feb My Woman, Mi Mujer, Minha Mulher

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The song “My Woman, My Woman, My Wife” became a hit in 1970 when Marty Robbins wrote and recorded it. It quickly rose to the top of the country charts in the US at a time of great social and economic upheaval. The 1960s and its...

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29 Dec Good-bye 2017. See You All in 2018

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Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels  It is the last Friday of the year. Our last issue of 2017. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Well, this has been a good year for us. We published every week and went through a few changes. We have a...

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20 Jan Brazilian Jury Observations — a Florida Court Interpreter’s Perspective

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This is Part II of Javier Aparisi’s report on his Brazilian adventure. Pedri, a family friend from my early years in São Paulo, accompanied me a few days later in our visits to the Barra Funda regional court in São Paulo. This judicial complex offered...

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13 Jan Brazilian Jury Observations — a Florida Court Interpreter’s Perspective

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This week we welcome Javier Aparisi as a guest author sharing his findings on a personal quest. Below is Part I of Javier’s journey into Brazilian jury trials. Photo credit: Valter Campanato, Agência Brasil [agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br] By Javier Aparisi ©2016 The Brazilian judicial system gained international notoriety...

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