Belém takes on the colours of the anti-globalisation movement.
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The eighth World Social Forum opened on Tuesday, January 27, in Belém, Brazil, with a march of around 70,000 people. The gathering is intended to be an alternative to the World Economic Forum, currently underway in Davos.
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