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surname .
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Marina Silva is the main stakeholder for the Amazon today here in Brazil.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Land reform or deforestation boost for the Amazon? 2009
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In addition to being a key reviewer for BookBrowse, and our content editor, Lucia Silva is the book buyer for Portrait of a Bookstore in Studio City, CA, and manager of The Book Works in Del Mar, CA.
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Where Mr. da Silva is a generalist who professed not to read much, Ms. Rousseff bores into economic minutiae.
Rousseff Elected President in Brazil John Lyons 2010
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Señora Silva is assisted in the kitchen by her brother Rogelio, also an experienced cook, and by a former student.
A Traditional Mexican Cooking School: An Interview with Recipes 2006
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Señora Silva is assisted in the kitchen by her brother Rogelio, also an experienced cook, and by a former student.
A Traditional Mexican Cooking School: An Interview with Recipes 2006
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Among the less-than-frank, in Silva's estimation, would be people like Fred Lowy, former president of Concordia:
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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Silva is a bad, bad dude, but Machida is a hard guy to catch and even harder to hurt.
UFC 94 Tyler 2009
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Anderson Silva is supposedly looking for redemption because of a lackluster showing in his last fight.
UFC 97 - Redemption Tyler 2009
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Silva is a bad, bad dude, but Machida is a hard guy to catch and even harder to hurt.
Archive 2009-01-25 Tyler 2009
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Anderson Silva is supposedly looking for redemption because of a lackluster showing in his last fight.
Archive 2009-04-12 Tyler 2009
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