Category Archives: Brazil

Second Brazilian museum fire in two years reignites calls for reform

Researchers in Brazil are sifting through the ashes of a fire that destroyed part of a museum in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais on 15 June. The blaze follows repeated warnings about fire risks at museums, and comes less … Continue reading

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Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths — International Daily Info

Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections. Graphs of Brazil’s deaths … Continue reading

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Associação dos Mestres e Maestros do Candomblé Brasileiro é fundada durante encontro inédito em MG – Geledés

Homenagem à ogãs, debate sobre intolerância religiosa e registro audiovisual fizeram parte da programação que se encerrou neste domingo, em Contagem Source: Associação dos Mestres e Maestros do Candomblé Brasileiro é fundada durante encontro inédito em MG – Geledés

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O Milagre de Santa Luzia Congada

Canal Futura – Promoções Chamada: “O Milagre de Santa Luzia Congada” 50″ Roteiro: Mônica Cuervo Edição e Sonorização: Márcio Inácio Coordenação: Tulio Drumond Estagiário de Produção: Caio Yuiti Canal Futura © 2017 – Todos os direitos reservados.

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0 – 100 years in Brazil

From baby to 100 year-old in Brazil (Portugese language). This video shows the lifespan of a human being through the eyes of 100 people saying their respective ages. The first video in the ‘0-100 years’ series was made in Amsterdam, … Continue reading

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Why has Brazil been so badly hit by coronavirus?

The spread of coronavirus has been catastrophic in Brazil, with the country now ranking third for infections behind only the US and Russia. The infection rate has been growing rapidly in Latin America, and as global infections passed 5 million, … Continue reading

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Don’t go to Brazil – Travel film by Tolt #17

Tolt around the world One [piece of] advice: never set foot on Brazilian soil. Please watch this video until the end to be sure to understand. Some of the footage used in this clip can be licensed here (send an … Continue reading

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Rahara | A Book of Creatures

Variations: The Beast Deep, permanent lagoons in Brazil and Venezuela are home to the Rahara. According to the Yanomami, this aquatic monster once lived in a large lagoon called Akrawa. Since then the rahara has moved upstream in the Orinoco, finding … Continue reading

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Brazil, Once a Leader, Struggles to Contain Virus Amid Political Turmoil — VIROLOGYCONSULT.COM

Victor Moriyama for The New York Times Thronged banks. Packed subway cars. Buses full of President Jair Bolsonaro’s fervent supporters, heading to rallies that call on Brazilians to brush aside stay-at-home orders from mayors and governors and instead follow […] … Continue reading

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies the right amid coronavirus criticism | Aljazeera

Supporters of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest on Sunday in Brasilia [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]   Bolsonaro has turned to military-linked advisers as his relationship with legislators and the courts has cooled.   Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro … Continue reading

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