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Handicrafts expertise helps resettled refugee make good in Brazil
10 Oct 2007 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. -
First group of 35 Palestinians leave Jordan for new life in Brazil
20 Sep 2007 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. -
Refugee women gain more recognition, support in Brazil
22 Aug 2007 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. -
Colombian refugees find new routes to protection in Brazil
20 Sep 2006 More and more Colombians are arriving in Brazil after fleeing persecution and conflict in their homeland. They are arriving via more varied entry points and many are opting to stay in remote areas of the country, away from large urban concentrations of their compatriots. -
Guterres praises Brazilian efforts to integrate refugees
9 Nov 2005 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has asked the Brazilian President to play a leading role in an international campaign to promote tolerance, while praising Brazil for setting a fine example in terms of refugee legislation and integration practices - as illustrated by the successful integration of a former Colombian roller-skating champion and her family. -
Guterres to meet Lula da Silva on first visit to Latin America
3 Nov 2005 Next week, António Guterres is making his first visit to Latin America since becoming UN High Commissioner for Refugees. His planned meeting with Brazil's President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva is part of the continuing effort to improve the support available for refugees and displaced people in Latin America. -
Colombian refugees get chance to start anew in Brazil
11 Mar 2005 Brazil has accepted more than 100 Colombian refugees in the last two years under its resettlement programme. These resettled refugees enjoy schooling opportunities, Portuguese classes, skills training, advice on job placement and micro-credit projects to help them set up small businesses, among other assistance. -
Building a bridge from Brazil to Africa
10 Feb 2005 An Angolan who fled his country to Brazil ten years ago tells how he has since been promoting African culture in his adopted homeland. -
Tropical welcome for Afghans in Brazil
27 May 2002 The welcoming warmth of the Brazilian people for arriving Afghans.