FEAGRI

UNICAMP

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July 29th 2008
Today is my second day working at the University of Campinas, or UNICAMP (pronounced oooni-campee), as the locals say. Pedro works in a lab at FEAGRI, or the Department of Agricultural Engineering, so I have access to the internet and computers and everything here in a lab. There are a couple of grad students who work here, plus a post-doc, plus a director in this building. I have been joking w ... read more

South America » Brazil » São Paulo

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more