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Paco on the New York Times
The New York Times published today (started on page 1) a big piece on the effects of Paco Drug in Argentina, which João Pina had the change to spend quite a few time researching and shooting. Also for the first time João had the chance to shoot both stills and video pictures and also doing some reporting for the piece.
João Pina words: “it was quite an interesting experience, that now became a personal project to continue.”
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Fidel Castro
English: Fidel Castro, the last figure from the cold war, announced his oficial retirement from politics. Even though the winds of change are announced, his most likely substitue, the actual interin president of Cuba and Fidel’s brother Raul Castro, is known has the visible face of the internal repression. This is a body of work produced in the period of 6 years, spending more then 6 months inside of the last communist resort on the western hemisphere.
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Portugês: Fidel Castro, o último protagonista da guerra fria, anunciou a sua retirada oficial da vÃda politica cubana. Apesar de tempos de mudança se anunciarem, o seu mais provavel substituto é o presidente interino de Cuba e seu irmão Raúl Castro, quem é conhecido dentro da ilha como a cara visÃvel da repressão. Este é um trabalho efectuado ao longo de 6 anos e mais de 6 meses dentro do último reduto comunista do hemisfério ocidental.
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José Sócrates
José Sócrates, 50, was born in the interior of Portugal and grew up a middle class boy in the countryside. In 2005 he became the first left-wing prime minister with absolute majority in Portugal and is the current President of the European Union. He was responsible for putting together the Lisbon Treaty, which aims to move Europe out of its political steadiness and will create a stronger and more unified EU. As the EU President, Socrates must travel constantly, mostly to Brussels, the EU capital. As Prime Minister, he needs to continue to think and act locally, with the Parliament and its ministers. Socrates is divorced with 2 sons and enjoys jogging and walking his dog with his sons during the weekend. This is a visual profile of one of the most influential politicians in Europe today.
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