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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Brazilian residency for Angolan and Liberian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency welcomes a decision by the Brazilian government to grant permanent residency to nearly 2000 former Angolan and Liberian refugees. Brazils Ministry of Justice issued a decree on October...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Brazilian residency for Angolan and Liberian refugees ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Brazilian statistics suggest the decision will affect 1,681 Angolan and 271 Liberian refugees, representing almost 40 per cent of the refugee population in Brazil.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombian refugee's love of wine helps his integration in Brazil]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ricardo has integrated well in a tourist town in southern Brazil. He married a local woman, has a baby daughter and manages a very popular night spot.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Refugees from a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro are using drama and comedy to open a debate on difficult social subjects such as HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The changing profile of refugees arriving in Brazil's Amazonian heart]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A growing population of asylum-seekers from Africa and Asia are contributing to the diversity of Manaus, a city dubbed the "Paris of the Tropics."]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil to step up efforts to integrate refugees; reaffirms support for UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Brazil's government pledges to increase funding for civil society initiatives to integrate refugees and reaffirms its support for UNHCR's global operations. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil helps ease local integration of refugees in northern Ecuador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A cooperation agreement between Brazil and Ecuador is helping to ease the local integration of thousands of Colombian refugees in north-east Ecuador.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Brazil's Justice Minister committed to helping the displaced and stateless]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Justice Minister Luiz Paulo Barreto will be hosting an important regional meeting on refugees this week. He talks about the gathering, Brazil's asylum policies and UNHCR.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education eases the integration of refugees in north-east Brazil]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR-supported education programme helps young refugees and their parents integrate into society in a north-eastern Brazilian state.
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Football match puts spotlight on Haitians in the Brazilian Amazon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Haitians get a warm welcome and a helping hand at a football match in north-west Brazil's Amazonas region after leaving their homeland following January's quake. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Homesick urban refugees use the internet to integrate and keep in touch]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[It's a long way from home for African refugees and asylum-seekers in Brazil. But the internet helps them keep in touch with family, make friends and integrate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees add their footballing skills to Brazil's rich soccer scene]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ali Abu Taha last year became the first Palestinian refugee to play for a professional football team in Brazil. Other refugees could follow.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Theatre raises health awareness and strengthens bonds in Rio]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Drama helps raise awareness about health issues and create bonds between Brazilians and Angolan refugees and migrants in a poor Rio district.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazilian solidarity with displaced Bolivians in Amazonia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Almost 600 Bolivians flee to north-west Brazil to escape political uncertainty and violence in their country linked to plans to change the constitution.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombian makes fountains to integrate in Brazil's Amazon zone]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A 56-year-old Colombian refugee sets an example for integration in Brazil's Amazonas state as UNHCR signs accord with local authorities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil honours refugee integration initiatives]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Brazilian honours 25 organizations and individuals for helping smooth the integration of refugees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handicrafts expertise helps resettled refugee make good in Brazil]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A year after being resettled in northern Brazil, Colombian refugee Luis Eduardo Garzón was exhibiting his handicrafts at a national fair in Brasilia. His success is a tribute to the government's policies on resettlement and reintegration, which have received considerable support from UNHCR and local aid organizations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ruwayshed Palestinians arrive in Brazil today]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ This morning, 35 Palestinians who have been living for four years in the isolated Ruwayshed desert refugee camp in Jordan, are expected to arrive at the international airport in São Paulo, Brazil. They...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First group of 35 Palestinians leave Jordan for new life in Brazil]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thirty-five elated Palestinians boarded a plane at Amman's international airport on Thursday and flew off to a new life in Brazil after years of hardship in an isolated desert camp in Jordan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee women gain more recognition, support in Brazil]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In a sign of their growing visibility and support in Brazil, refugee delegates took part in the recent Second National Conference on Policies for Women. The meeting passed a resolution to include women refugees' issues among Brazil's national policies for women.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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