Indians rights supporters protest as Brazil celebrates 500th anniversary

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | April 23, 2000| | Copyright

Indians rights supporters protest as Brazil celebrates 500th anniversary

By MICHAEL ASTOR

Associated Press

Sunday, April 23, 2000

Porto Seguro, Brazil -- Celebrations marking Brazil's 500th anniversary were tempered by violence Saturday as police clashed with thousands of Indians and their supporters protesting what they called Portugal's invasion.

Police used clubs and tear gas to break up the protests, and there were unofficial reports that 15 Indians were injured. More than 140 people were detained and could be charged with disturbing public order, said Gustavo Rios, the local public ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Beautiful Espiritu Santo: explore Baja's newest island preserve.(Discovery)
Magazine article from: Sunset ; ...kayak off Baja California's Isla Espiritu Santo, and you'll glide beneath high...north of La Paz, cove-pocked Espiritu Santo can easily be visited on a daylong...colonies of sea lions and turtles. Espiritu Santo is especially rich, with rare...
Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo, OP: Process for beatification and canonization to begin today at the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin ; ...canonization of Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo (1647-1711), Foundress of...with the name of Francisca del Espiritu Santo. She opted to live in community...foundress, Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo, OP, may speedily lead to our...
Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter ; ...23-2001 Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo Mother Ignacia Movement, US East...woman was christened Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, named after the great St. Ignatius of Antioch. In affixing del Espiritu Santo to her name her parents express...
Fortune Natural Resources Corporation Announces Initial Results At Espiritu Santo Bay Project.
Business Wire ; ...today that its initial well at Espiritu Santo Bay, drilled on the King prospect...intervals due to mechanical problems. Espiritu Santo Bay was "ground-zero" for...upper Frio test also located in Espiritu Santo Bay, has set intermediate casing...
A memory of the coconut war. (Jimmy Stevens, leader of rebellion for an independent Espiritu Santo, is released from jail in Vanuatu)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US) ; ...tried to takeover the island of Espiritu Santo. The island was part of the New...Vanuatu. Mr Stevens proclaimed Espiritu Santo's own independence and appointed...Papua New Guinea were sent to Espiritu Santo. As fellow Melanesians, they...
Swimming with the (sea) lions on a lean, marine adventure.(Baja Camp)(Andrea Tamagnini)(Isla Espiritu Santo)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ; Byline: Hugh Dellios ISLA ESPIRITU SANTO, Mexico _ Out beyond our tent...on the 38-square-mile Isla Espiritu Santo at the tip of Baja California...That's when I discovered Isla Espiritu Santo, and I wanted to spend every...
Birth Anniversary of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, Foundress of the RVM Sisters.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin ; ...spreading it all over the country. Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo was one of the many unsung Filipinas who tremendously...and in West Africa. The story of Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo is the story of Christianity in the Philippines - a...
In Baja, Happy Campers; Living simply doesn't mean doing without. On Mexico's Isla Espiritu Santo, everything you need is just outside your tent flaps.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ; ...fishermen's shacks, the 38-square- mile Isla Espiritu Santo (Island of the Holy Spirit) is totally free of human...deal, the first of its kind in Mexican history. Now Espiritu Santo remains a sanctuary in the middle of the 800- mile...
Espiritu Santo.
Magazine article from: Latin Trade ; AVTOVAZ, a Russian auto manufacturer, will begin producing vehicles in Espiritu Santo after an initial investment of US$28 million.
El Nino and La Nina effects on reproductive cycle of the pearl oyster Pinctada mazatlanica (Hanley, 1856) (Pteriidae) at Isla Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California.
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research ; ...chlorophyll a. Oyster specimens were collected from Isla Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California from May 1997 to November...January 1999) in a wild population located near isla Espiritu Santo, B.C.S. (Fig. 1), from a depth of 4 to 6...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Indians rights supporters protest as Brazil ..."