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Protestas en Brasil: piden la renuncia de Temer
Más de 100 mil personas se congregaron en Río de Janeiro el domingo para exigir la renuncia del presidente Michel Temer. La protesta vino en forma de un concierto multitudinario en Copacabana, con la participación de músicos como Caetano Veloso y Milton Nascimento.
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Trágico ataque racista en Portland deja dos muertos
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Introduction
Relative pronouns are words used to connect two or more ideas that could be expressed in independent clauses.
Here is a list of the Spanish relative pronouns:
1.- QUE
2.- QUIEN, QUIENES
3.- EL/LA/LOS/LAS QUE, EL/LA CUAL, LOS/LAS CUALES
4.- CUYO, CUYA, CUYOS, CUYAS
5.- LO CUAL
6.- LO QUE
7.- DONDE
8.- CUANTO, CUANTA, CUANTOS, CUANTAS
A veces no solo sonlos individuos quienes debenponerle el pecho a las balas, ¿no, María? Muchas veces hay sociedades enteras que deben poner el pecho a la bala. No sé, pienso en desastres naturales, como tsunamis y huracanes. ¡O terremotos! ¿Cuántas veces habrán tenido los japonesesque recuperarse de un trágico sismo?
María:
¿Y los chilenos, Carlos? Chile está ubicado en el “Cinturón de Fuego del Pacífico”, que es la región con más actividad sísmica y volcánica del planeta.
Carlos:
Allí convergenvarias placas tectónicas, ¿verdad?
María:
La Nazca, en el océano Pacífico; la Sudamericana, que abarca todo el subcontinente americano y parte del océano Atlántico; y una más: la Chiloé, una microplaca en la cordillera de los Andes. Esto crea una tensión continua...
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Todos hemos vistoalguna película de Hollywood que contiene una escenamás o menos así: hacia el final, los protagonistas están conversando, creyendo que el peligroha pasado, hasta quereaparece un villanoapuntando su pistola. Uno de los protagonistas se da cuenta que su amigo/novia/compañero está en peligro y se arrojaen cámara lenta para interceptar la bala. Se escucha el disparo y nuestro héroe cae al piso.
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