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Santa Teresa Tram, Rio de Janeiro [4K 60fps]
This is one of the coolest trams in the world! The tram actually had a much longer route than it did 10 years ago. Today, it begins at Carioca, a 5 minute walk from the Metro station. The Santa Teresa … Continue reading
This Hare Krishna Monk Turned Police Chief Battles Brutality in Rio | OZY
Orlando Zaccone is trying to foster a left-wing movement within Brazilian law enforcement. For a socialist, pro-drug-legalization, Hare Krishna police chief in the polarized and hardly ever reasonable Brazil of Jair Bolsonaro, Orlando Zaccone seems strangely at ease. As … Continue reading
How the Brazilian carnival’s band Olodum became a massive social movement — The Urban Detective
The biggest carnival in the world takes place in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. During a massive street party of six days, dozens of bands on big trucks named carnival bloco’s parade through the streets. Every year, more than two million people … Continue reading
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Yemanja – Salvador, Brazil
Celebration of the orisha Yemanja, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 2019
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Many different carnivals in Brazil: 7 destinations to listen to the sound of nature —
The most famous and celebrated popular festival in Brazil, Carnival has become, over the centuries, one of the major cultural events, annually drawing thousands of revelers to different cities. The whole country transforms itself in the carnival season, with endless … Continue reading
A Brazilian Christmas — Through Brazilian Eyes
— Christmas in Brazil is not much different from what we experience in the northern hemisphere. Well, if you set aside the fact it is summer in Brazil during Christmas, then not much else is different. The malls are packed … Continue reading
Afro-Atlantic Histories (Part 2) — Old Rope
Afro-Atlantic Histories Part 2 – Nereci to ‘Maspi’ After a dozen years of ignorance, in 2018 Old Rope finally discovered the history of Nereci. Not merely the name of an unrequited love interest in a ballad by Brazilian funk … Continue reading
Modern slavery uncovered in Brazilian coffee industry – FreedomUnited.org
Slave labor is pervasive in the world’s largest coffee industry, a six-month Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation has revealed. Evidence from public records, interviews, and other data shows that a significant and growing portion of Brazil’s coffee exports are produced using … Continue reading
The Story of Salvador’s Banda Didá — Longreads
In a country with violent history and violent politics, Brazil’s first all-female, Afro-Brazilian percussion group drums and dances and changes lives. via The Story of Salvador’s Banda Didá — Longreads
Bees in Amazon ‘are greatest ally to halt rainforest destruction’ — The Bee Report
(The Guardian) “Bees are everything to me. They help me to protect the forest. They help the trees to stand tall, to produce fruit and to be strong.” The hives of stingless Amazonian bees are not just a hub of … Continue reading
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