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About agogo22

Director of Manchester School of Samba at http://www.sambaman.org.uk

Subida da Bateria da Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel Bateria Não Existe Mais Quente

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To fight authoritarianism, America should look to Brazil

On January 8, 2023, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed federal buildings in the country’s capital. Their goal? Overthrow the results of an election they claimed was rigged, despite no credible evidence of fraud. If … Continue reading

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Ethiopia Abandoned Tree Planting In The Desert And Did THIS—Nobody Saw This Coming

In the scorched highlands of Northern Ethiopia, where the earth had baked into something closer to concrete than soil, thousands of villagers showed up for work. They didn’t carry saplings. They carried pickaxes, shovels, and crowbars. And for months, under … Continue reading

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The Patience To Turn Strangers Into Art

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Massive Land Murals of Portraiture on Frigid Canadian Landscape | My Modern Met

By Sara Barnes on February 24, 2026 Earth is the ultimate canvas for artist David Popa. His oeuvre centers on a unique collaboration with the land, creating massive murals on the likes of a pristine sandbank in Norway, hardened lava … Continue reading

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Siegfried Riccardo Deloie | RITMOS BRASILEIROS TOCADOS NA BATERIA

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Deserted Piccadilly Station (short story time).

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Manchester’s Finest (@mcrfinest) | NEW ART TRAIL CELEBRATES THE BRIT AWARDS LANDING IN MANCHESTER

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Queen of the Night: The complicated history of jasmine

➡️ Up Next: The unsettling history of the orchid ► • Orchid Obsession: The Botanical Scandal Yo… Jasmine is often dismissed as a simple garden climber, but its past is filled with espionage, royal obsession, and a value that once … Continue reading

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Art Deco wooden escalators in the St. Anna’s pedestrian Tunnel in Antwerp. Inaugurated in 1933, they are among the oldest and last remaining wooden escalators still in operation in the world. [OC]

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