Brazil holds 'alternative Davos'

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Brazil holds 'alternative Davos'
By Gary Duffy
BBC News, Sao Paulo

... Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will join four other presidents from across South America at the forum later this week ...

The future of the Amazon itself is a key concern for those taking part in the World Social Forum, among them representatives of Brazil's Indigenous population ...

The World Social Forum was first held in Brazil in 2001, and as in previous years the gathering has been timed to present an alternative view to the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland.

The theme of the forum in Brazil is that "another world is possible" and that during a period of economic crisis for many countries the time is right for change ...

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