Moonies build a new Garden of Eden in Brazil's fertile cowboy country

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Rev Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, has lived mainly in the US since the 1970s. However, he feels that there is no longer any potential to expand his church in the US, and is instead looking to Latin America. He has established a presence in Argentina and Uruguay, and is now constructing a mini-country with more than 30 theme cities in the area around the remote township of Jardim, Brazil. The church is purchasing 200,000 acres of farmland at around $500 an acre from local farmers.

Planning, Religious aspects, Unification Church, Moon, Sun Myung

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Cuban 'angel' tries to save refugees

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Lizbet Martinez, a 12-year-old Cuban girl now living in the US, is using her talent for playing the violin to lead a campaign to get Cuban refugees out of US camps in Cuba and Panama. She has appeared on television and played the Cuban and American anthems in various churches, and is regarded by Cuban-Americans as a heroine. Reports indicate that conditions at the camps are very poor, and some refugees have even decided to return to Cuba.

Influence, Media coverage, Refugees, Cuban, Cuban refugees, Martinez, Lizbet

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Men who would be king woo the voters

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Polls in Brazil on Apr 21, 1993 may elect the return of the monarchy after over 100 years. Any Brazilian born in Brazil could become king, but the electorate would choose Pele or Ayrton Senna. Direct descendants of Pedro II's direct descendants would be the main candidates: Dom Pedro de Alcantara de Orleans e Braganca, Luis de Orleans e Braganca and Joao de Orleans e Braganca.

Elections, Biography, Monarchy, Plebiscite, Plebiscites, Joao de Orleans e Braganca, Luis de Orleans e Braganca, Dom Pedro de Alcantara de Orleans e Braganca

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