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Brazil is going to provide free satellite internet connections to indigenous tribes in the Amazon. Their hope is that this instant line of communication will lead to a decrease in illegal logging in the rainforest. “It’s a way to open communications between indigenous communities, former slave villages, coconut crackers, river fishermen and the rest of society,” said Environment Minister Marina Silva. Sounds like a good plan, but what in the heck is “coconut cracker”? Read the full story here.