Coisas e Coisas
"Many Brazilians cannot read. In 2000, a quarter of those aged 15 and older were functionally illiterate. Many simply do not want to. Only one literate adult in three reads books. The average Brazilian reads 1.8 non-academic books a year—less than half the figure in Europe and the United States. In a recent survey of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries, spending 5.2 hours a week with a book. Argentines, their neighbours, ranked 18th."
A revista "The Economist" desta semana fala sobre os hábitos (ou a falta de hábito) de leitura dos brasileiros. Clique aqui para ler o artigo.
Na Folha, o mesmo texto em português aqui.
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"Many Brazilians cannot read. In 2000, a quarter of those aged 15 and older were functionally illiterate. Many simply do not want to. Only one literate adult in three reads books. The average Brazilian reads 1.8 non-academic books a year—less than half the figure in Europe and the United States. In a recent survey of reading habits, Brazilians came 27th out of 30 countries, spending 5.2 hours a week with a book. Argentines, their neighbours, ranked 18th."
A revista "The Economist" desta semana fala sobre os hábitos (ou a falta de hábito) de leitura dos brasileiros. Clique aqui para ler o artigo.
Na Folha, o mesmo texto em português aqui.
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- Google War Library Project
"What's causing all the fuss? Google has partnered with the University of Michigan, Harvard, Stanford, the New York Public Library and Oxford University. Google will scan and index their library collections, so that when a reader searches Google Print...
- The Troubadours Of Brazil's Backlands
Larry Rohter fala da tradição da literatura de cordel no NY Times: Educated Brazilians originally looked down on cordel and the rough woodcut covers associated with it as something vulgar and déclassé, a symbol of the country's backwardness. But...
- More U.s. Teens Hide Online Activity From Parents: Survey
"More and more teenagers are hiding their online activity from their parents, according to a U.S. survey of teen internet behavior released on Monday. The survey, sponsored by the online security company McAfee, found that 70 percent of teens had hidden...
- Small Radio Stations Bring Big Benefits For Local Communities
November 18, 2010 "Around 11 million people are now able to tune into community radio stations across the UK. This figure is up 17% year-on-year and an increase of more than a third (36%) since 2008, according to a new report by Ofcom. The Community Radio...
- Eurobarometer
Eurobarometer 72.5. E-Communications Household Survey. Summary. Conducted by TNS Opinion Social at the request of Directorate General Information Society and Media Survey co-ordinated by Directorate General Communication The fieldwork of this survey was...