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Brazilian Model Dies After Collapsing on the Runway at São Paulo Fashion Week — Footwear News
Tales Cotta was 26. via Brazilian Model Dies After Collapsing on the Runway at São Paulo Fashion Week — Footwear News
How a Fake Scandal Took Down a Brazilian Fashion Editor — Quillette
If you’re looking for evidence of racial inequality in Brazil, it isn’t hard to find. Racism is a serious problem in my country, as indicated by statistics showing that Black Brazilians are disproportionately likely to be poor, die young, and … Continue reading
Endocannibals of Yanomami tribe
Yanomami is an endocannibalistic tribe living in the rainforests of Brazil and Venezuela – they eat the flesh of their dead relative to preserve the tribe’s unity. Not being eaten after your death means that your soul will be trapped … Continue reading
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Here’s what Jair Bolsonaro, Trump, and Putin have in common — Boing Boing
The first line of Jon Lee Anderson’s long-awaited profile of Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro in the New Yorker is a real killer. “The authoritarian leaders taking power around the world share a vocabulary of intolerance, insult, and menace…” via Here’s what … Continue reading
Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro — Trip Tap Go
TRIP The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião is a modern cathedral located on the fringes of Rio de Janeiro’s city centre. This classic piece of mid-20th century South American modernist architecture is a must see when visiting Brazil’s most popular … Continue reading
Why Amazon pilots have to lie about where they land
By Tim Whewell and Jéssica Cruz BBC World Service, Brazil Three months ago, eight people disappeared on a flight deep in the Amazon. Small planes are often the only way to get around – but because most landing strips are … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship 101: Fueling a Modern African Creative Economy — FINDING BEAUTY BETWEEN WORLDS
The people of the African Diaspora can be found in any part of the world. With creativity, we have the advantage to use innovation and create better realities for ourselves, society and in turn future generations. In Africa, millennials were … Continue reading
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019 in Brazil: Women Rise Up! — Global Justice Ecology Project
On March 8, women all over Brazil honor Marielle Franco and attack Bolsonaro Thousands of demonstrators took to the street in all states 50,000 gathered in São Paulo Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets this Friday, March 8th, to … Continue reading
Triggered by Carnaval Protests, Bolsonaro Commits an Impeachable Offense By Brian Mier — The New Dark Age
After 5 days of ridicule at the hands of Carnaval goers, right wing extremist President makes homophobic rant and tweets porn video to 3 million followers, including thousands of children. via Triggered by Carnaval Protests, Bolsonaro Commits an Impeachable Offense By … Continue reading
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Brazil. Ano 2019 (2018/9)
Teaser para el proyecto Brazil. Ano 2019 para la residencia de la Sala Vazia – Febrero 2019. This 15-minute observational documentary bears witness to this schizophrenic moment where favela communities prepare to celebrate Afro-Brazilian cultures, Indigenous roots and Queerness while … Continue reading
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