BRAZIL<br><br>Young Indigenous Hero Teaches History in Video Game<br><br>By Fabiana Frayssinet<br><br>RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 31, 2010 (IPS) - Computer game technology can have an impact on the way we view the world. In a new video game developed in Brazil, a young indigenous boy named Jeró helps break down the stereotypes of the worldwide video game industry while teaching about the history of colonialism.<br>
<br>Jeró, a Tupiniquim Indian, is the hero of "França Antártica", a new video game developed by a team from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) in the city of Niteroi, located across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro.<br>
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