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Brazilian man, who tried to escape prison dressed as daughter, found hanged in cell — Canoe
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state … Continue reading
Brazilian Non-profit Tags Clothes for Workplace Abuse Using Blockchain — scoreit.online
The Brazilian non-profit Alinha Institute has launched their Alinha Tag, aiming to inform customers of the labor conditions of the workshops that produced their clothes. As per a Cointelegraph Brasil report from July 3, the new Alinha Tag is especially … Continue reading
Olinda: To Carnival Or Not to Carnival — Lisa Dorenfest
After 13 months of ‘full-on awesome’, sailing 11,853.7 nautical miles across two oceans, and visiting 11 countries along our way, we needed a break. We’d arrived in Brazil but the blog was still in South Africa, waiting patiently to share … Continue reading
Divine Love (2019) — Eternality Tan
Gabriel Mascaro continues his rise as one of Brazil’s most audacious filmmakers with this provocative and confident take on religion, sex and bureaucracy, set in the not-so-distant future. via Divine Love (2019) — Eternality Tan
President of Brazil threatens to censor show business — Hunter Goddard
On Thursday, Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro, a military officer whose conservative populism got him sworn in as president in January, threatened to end Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE), the federal film agency, for being too liberal, according to The Hollywood … Continue reading
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Samba School Parade order for 2020 — Rio the Guide
The main parades of the Grupo Especial samba schools will next take place in Rio de Janeiro on the nights of Sunday, 23 February and Monday, 24 February 2020. The 13 schools scheduled to parade and the order: Sunday, 23 … Continue reading
COME ON GUYS, PELE’S NOT DEAD — City of Champions
I’ll admit, when I first saw people on twitter saying Pele was dead I was taken aback. I mean, he’s arguably the best footballer ever. Heck, he might even be the best athlete ever. He was a global phenomenon, his … Continue reading
Disease Is Soaring in Brazil. So Why Isn’t Bolsonaro Taking It Seriously?
Hundreds have died of dengue this year, and scientists predict it’s only going to get worse. Authorities in Brazil have reported an explosion in the number of cases of dengue fever as increasingly extreme weather patterns fuel the spread … Continue reading
A Salute to João Gilberto | Sounds and Colours
As you may well have already read, Brazilian icon João Gilberto died on 6th July, aged 88, in Rio de Janeiro. The word ‘legend’ often gets thrown around far too much, but in Gilberto’s case this was undeniable. His way … Continue reading
‘Father of bossa nova’ João Gilberto dies aged 88 – BBC News
Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88. The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s. Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de … Continue reading
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