11 children, gunman killed in Brazil school shooting

(CNN) -- A gunman opened fired Thursday inside a school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing 10 students before being fatally shot himself by police, the country's health minister said.
The student victims were nine girls and one boy, the health ministry told CNN. Eighteen others were injured, including 12 boys and six girls, the government said
Earlier reports erroneously stated that 13 had died at the Tasso da Silveira Municipal School.

According to CNN affiliate Record TV, a man entered the school in the morning armed with two handguns and began shooting at children and school personnel.
The man was identified as Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 23, a former student at the school, the state-run Agencia Brasil news agency reported.

As the man fled, he ran into military police who were responding to the scene. There was a confrontation, and he was shot, Agencia Brasil reported. He died from his wounds, it said.
There were reports that he had left a letter behind that mentioned he had HIV, Agencia Brasil said.

The injured were transported to the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, where Agencia Brasil reported helicopters were waiting in an adjacent field, ready to transport the more seriously injured to other facilities.

Rio de Janeiro's Hematology Institute, which coordinates the distribution of blood for transfusions, put out a call via Twitter for donations to the hospital.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said she was "shocked" by the attack and had "great concern" about the incident.

"Law of Gershon": the brazilian and the corruption

You're complaining about the President Lula? of Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra? the Roussef, former chief minister of the Civil House and presidential candidate as successor to Lula? Arrruda the (governor of the Federal District, was accused of corruption and resigned)? Sarney's (former president of Brazil)? of Collor (Brazil's former president, resigned to not suffer impeachiman)? From Renan, involved in huge corruption scandal? of Palocci, former finance minister under Lula, accused of corruption? the Delúbio Smith, treasurer of the party of President Lula, engaged in the grand scheme of corruption? Roseanne's Sarney, daughter of Sarney? Of the political district of Brasilia? Juca's? Kassab's? more 300 picks of the Brazilian Congress?

The Brazilian people complain about corruption. Complains that politicians do nothing and that they only think about taking advantage. Why is it?

Check out below some of the "Law of Gershon," also known as "Brazilian way".

The Brazilian complains of?

The Brazilian is like this:

1. - Pillages loads of crashed vehicles on the roads.

2. - Parks sidewalks, often under boards prohibitive.

3. - Bribery or attempts to bribe when caught committing the infraction.

4. - Exchange vote for anything as sand, cement, brick, and even dentures.

5. - Speech on the phone while driving.

6. -Traffic from the right shoulders in a traffic jam.

7. - Stop double row, triple in front of schools.

8. - Violates the law of silence.

9. - Drive after consuming alcohol.

10. - Not satisfied at banks, using the flimsiest
excuses.

11. - Spread tables, barbecue on the sidewalk.

12. - Get medical certificates without being sick, only to miss
work.

13. - Does "cat" of light, water etc ... (Cat = illegal connection)

14. - Records in the office properties worth less than purchased,
often woefully inadequate just to pay less taxes.

15. - Purchase receipt for slaughter in the declaration of tax
income to pay less tax.

16. - Change the color of the skin to enter the university through
the quota system.

17. - When traveling in the service by the company, if lunch cost 10
ask for the bill, 20.

18. - Sells donated items such campaigns disasters.

19. - Parks in exclusive places for the disabled.

20. - Change the car's speedometer to sell it as if
was slightly rotated.

21. - Buying pirated products with the full awareness that they are
pirate.

22. - Replace the catalyst for a car that only has the shell.

23. - Lowers the age of the child so that it passes beneath the
wheel of the bus, passing without paying.

24. - Gained the car outside his home to pay less property taxes.

25. - Attends the slot and makes a leap of faith in the game of numbers.

26. - Take business where he works, small objects like
clips, envelopes, pens, pencils .... As if that was not theft.

27. - Sells the travel vouchers and meal vouchers
receives business where he works.

28. - Fake it, all right ... not only what they fakes
has not yet been invented.

29. - When returning from abroad, never tells the truth when
customs tax question which brings in baggage.

30. - When you find a lost object, in most cases
no returns.

And you want politicians to be honest ...

Offend with the fun of airline tickets ...

Those politicians who are out there the middle of that same people or not?
Brazilian complains of what, anyway?

And it's so true, that is the worst! So I suggest we adopt a
behavior change, starting with ourselves, wherever!

Let's give the good example!

Spread this idea!

"They talk about both the need to leave a better planet for
our children and forget the urgency of letting children better
(Educated, honest, decent, ethical, responsible) for our
planet, through our examples ... "

Friends!

It is one of the emails that I received more true!

The change must start within ourselves, our homes, our values, our attitudes!

Most Brazilians are against adoption by gay couple

Originally published in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo (in Portuguese) 


Cláudia Collucci from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Almost two months after the STJ (Superior Court) to recognize that gay couples have the right to adopt, 51% of Brazilians say they are against this practice. Another 39% are in favor of adoption by gays.
This was revealed Datafolha survey conducted between 20 and 21 May with 2660 respondents across the country. The margin of error of two percentage points more or less.
Women are more tolerant of gay adoption than men: 44% vs. 33%. Just as young people in relation to older people: aged between 16 and 24 years, the practice is supported by 58%, while among those 60 years or more, only 19%.
"It's a breakthrough. In the Middle Ages, were burned. Then, taken as criminals and patients. The fact that almost 40% of the population support gay adoption is great news," said Toni Reis, president of ABGLT (Brazilian Association Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender).
He acknowledges, however, that prejudice is still great. "It will require many parades and marches to convince people that we are citizens who deserve the right of fatherhood and motherhood."
The rate of people in favor of gay adoption grows with income (49% among those receiving more than ten times the minimum wage from 35% among those earning up to two floors) and education (50% among those with higher education and 28% elementary education).
For lawyer Maria Berenice Dias, Chief Judge of the Court of RS, the trend is that the decision from the Supreme Court serves as a case for future actions and that it gradually motivate more people to approve the adoption by homosexuals.
"Most of the Brazilian population is still conservative, but it was worse."
Between religions, Catholics are the most "progressive": 41% declare themselves in favor of gay adoption and 47% opposed. Among Pentecostals, disapproval reaches the highest rate: 71%, versus only 22% favorable.
Father Luiz Antônio Bento, adviser to the commission for life and family CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil), states that adoption by homosexuals violates the right of the child to grow up in a family environment made up of father and mother, and this can bring "psychological problems for the child."
Psychologist Ana Bahia Bock, a professor at Catholic University of São Paulo, disagrees. "The issue is cultural. If a child lives with people who see a natural [the sexuality of parents], it gives a positive meaning to experience."