Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff: From Guerrilla Fighter to "the Most Powerful Woman in the World"

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Brazil has made history with the swearing-in of its first female president. On Saturday, Dilma Rousseff received the presidential sash from outgoing President Lula da Silva at a ceremony in the capital Brasília. In the 1960s, Rousseff was a guerrilla resisting Brazil's military dictatorship. She was imprisoned and tortured for three years. Democracy Now! interviewed Greg Grandin, professor of Latin American history at New York University, and author of "Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism." His most recent book, "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City," was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History.

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[mastersuis]

brasileiros conversando com brasileiros em ingles... boa brasil. ¬¬

[YuSengoku]

Fátima aos seus 70 e poucos anos de idade O-o"

[WhatsLikeBrazil]

@BayAreaOrBust Hell? What do you call "hell"? Growing morethan USA and Europe togheter? Lending money to Europe and holding 250 billion dollars of US foregn debt? Strong middle class and lesspeople in poverty year after year? Becoming world 6th largest economy? Ah,,let me guess...crimes! I'm sorry. I must to admit Brazil is the only one place in the world where people comits crime.There's no crime in USA. Much less in Detroit, San Antonio, Atlanta.

Rio is not among world 40 most violent cities.

[DanBarthy]

@ChekenLittle Que droga de democracia é a sua, né!

[BayAreaOrBust]

Can she really get Brazil out of hell?

[ChekenLittle]

Bá, que merda, temos comunistas no poder do Brasil - Quem não completa o segundo grau e não se forma na faculdade não deveria ter o poder de votar. Que merda, como deixamos isso acontecer.

[pedrosoaresronchin]

affs nunca vi meu brasileiros fingindo ser ingleses CHUPA O MEU

[MrNonintendo]

@desouzasantos1949 Ela ta mais para FHC do que para Lula.

[futebolarte3]

@Rolaloka24 A classe média é quem carrega mais o peso. De acordo com o IBPT, a classe média paga 67% do Imposto de Renda. Na pirâmide da Receita, a classe baixa responde por 9% a 10% e a alta por 26% e 27%.

[OsobredeMorte]

she fights poverty by literally fighting it, burning down homes and such ! good pick.

[Rolaloka24]

@futebolarte3 Caramba.... como você conseguiu? Classe média não quer imposto por princípio, os mais pobres é quem carregam o peso!

[apocalipsesocial1]

Oh,e agora,quem poderá nos defender?...........