Category Archives: Brazil

An Amazonian Experience — Travel impressions life expressions

A jungle challenge! What indigenous South Americans used as mosquito repellent. Alta Floresta, Amazon, Brazil, December 2017 via An Amazonian Experience — Travel impressions life expressions

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Animated Brazilian political allegory of ‘Tito and the Birds’ — Dark Matters

Directed by Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto and Gustavo Steinberg via Animated Brazilian political allegory of ‘Tito and the Birds’ — Dark Matters

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Brazil 101: The Wright Brothers vs. Santos Dumont – The Great “Who Invented the Airplane” Controversy — Best of Brazil Blog

If you are an American reading this, it is a matter of settled truth that the airplane was invented by the brothers William and Orville Wright. If, however, you are a Brazilian, the chances are that you have never heard … Continue reading

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Brazil museum fire: Prized ‘Luzia’ fossil skull recovered (BBC) — ResearchBuzz: Firehose

BBC: Brazil museum fire: Prized ‘Luzia’ fossil skull recovered. “Most of the skull from a prized 12,000-year-old fossil nicknamed Luzia has been recovered from the wreckage of a fire in Brazil’s National Museum. The 200-year-old building in Rio de Janeiro … Continue reading

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‘Mass dispersal’ of messages against the PT is illegal and may disqualify Bolsonaro — The Net Projection

Photo: Poenaroda Report in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo affirms that four agencies were contracted by companies to carry out the service Lu Sudré Brasil de Fato | São Paulo (SP) 18 October 2018 at 13:04 If the link … Continue reading

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An Enthralling Show of Afro-Atlantic History Illuminates Brazil — Repeating Islands

“Afro-Atlantic Histories (Histórias Afro-Atlânticas)” is on view at the São Paulo Museum of Art and the Tomie Ohtake Institute through October 21. Writes, “Afro-Brazilian material dominates [. . .]. And it’s generously interspersed with work, old and new, from other … Continue reading

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Tribes on the Edge — Suzanne’s Mom’s Blog

Photo: The Explorers Club You remember the great marine explorer Jacques Cousteau? Well, his granddaughter has grown up to be an explorer of vanishing cultures, and recently she made a movie about endangered tribes in the Amazon. The film by … Continue reading

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Education or ‘traditional values’?: Brazil faces stark choice in presidential election — Global News

Brazil will choose between a far-right, anti-corruption crusader and a left-leaning education advocate when they vote in the second round of their presidential election. Continue reading → via Education or ‘traditional values’?: Brazil faces stark choice in presidential election — Global … Continue reading

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Brazil 101: The Seven Wonders of Brazil – A Documentary about Brazilian Spirituality — Best of Brazil Blog

A fascinating look at how the religions of the different people-groups that make up Brazil have influenced one another. This is a little longer than most of our Brazil 101 offerings, but it is well worth the investment of an … Continue reading

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Is Bolsonaro a “fascist”? — Anthroposcenic

The use of “fascist” as an insult has a long history around the world which, in many cases, has led to a banalization of the term. But it is important to understand what is essential in fascism, not just for … Continue reading

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