...packed 600 or more scientists from all over the world. In the centre's huge auditorium, the elite of Fortaleza and some federal officials--including Fortaleza's archbishop and mayor, and the governor of Ceara--delivered noble orations, stressing Brazil's readiness to tackle the dilemma of climate change and sustainable development. The archbishop spoke about the victims of hunger and desertification in Ceara.

Just before the arrival of the officials at Fortaleza's conference centre, a group of the city's underprivileged, the victims of rural violence, had marched to protest against the attendance at the conference of the state governor and his...

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