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Sending Brazil’s Lula to prison is nonsense — The Transnational
By Jonathan Power April 10, 2018 President Barack Obama said that the then president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, was “the most popular president on earth”. Now, while fighting for a new term in office, he has been … Continue reading
How Facebook can survive without the West’s advertising money — Quartz
In the ever-deepening wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where nearly 90 million Facebook users had their data unknowingly harvested by the data company hired by the Trump campaign, the social network has been under increasing scrutiny. There are calls … Continue reading
Under Threat of Military Coup, Brazil’s Supreme Court Sends Lula to Prison | Radio Free
Source: Under Threat of Military Coup, Brazil’s Supreme Court Sends Lula to Prison | Radio Free
Bumba Boi da Maioba 2014_Sotaque de Matraca_Praia Grande S. Luis MA,25/06/2014. 1/2
Bumba Boi da maioba, tradicional Bumba Boi com sotaque da ilha, ou de Matracas, em sua apresentação no Largo da casa do Maranhão na Praia Grande em São Luis do Maranhão em 25/06/2014
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Random Facts You Don’t Know About Brazil… Until You’re In Brazil — Jersioca
I’ve implied before (and will do so again) that in the US we don’t really know much about Brazil except that it exists. Maybe they speak Spanish, and the capital is possibly Buenos Aires. There’s a big statue of Christ … Continue reading
Funny Scenes With Miniatures Figures (Fubiz) — Bailey Street Design
Renan Viana is a brazilian artist and photographer based in Sao Paulo. With the help of miniature figures, he creates amusing and offbeat scenes by combining objects that are used daily. Eggs, cakes, shoes or powder, Renan uses everything he … Continue reading
Bi-oceanic Train Will Join Ports in Brazil and Peru
The project for the construction of a bi-oceanic train that will join ports in Brazil and Peru and will go through Bolivia. Source: Bi-oceanic Train Will Join Ports in Brazil and Peru
Evil rat stars in political Rio parade
Beija Flor samba school wins Rio Carnival with a show sharply criticising corruption in Brazil. Source: Evil rat stars in political Rio parade
A drop of bleach in the gene pool – The Mex Files
Although this 1895 painting is by a Brazilian artist, it illustrates quite effectively the Latin American elites ideas about race and national identity. At the time, both in the Anglo north, and Latin south, Social Darwinism was accepted science and the … Continue reading
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Doing It For The Hood: Drug Lord Kidnaps Nursing Staff To Vaccinate His Whole Community — Global Grind
With yellow fever currently ripping through Brazil’s poorest communities and affecting those with limited access to immunization sites, the Brazilian government is struggling to provide immediate medical care to its people. Not satisfied with the efforts, Thomas Vieira Gomes decided … Continue reading
Brazil’s Beekeeping Donkey – Great Big Story
Manuel Juraci Vieira needed a way to transport the honey he would collect from his beehives on his farm back to his home. His solution? His donkey, Boneco. Outfitted in his very own homemade beekeeping suit, Boneco tags alongside Vieira, … Continue reading
