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The Quint: ‘Hang out’ and Listen to Some Music From This Band in Brazil

Originally posted on videotonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbRnhwRNC_o This band of musicians in Brazil’s Sao Paulo have have given a fresh twist to the idea of music from heaven. Dropping out of the sky like angels in fairy-tales, the 19-piece band plays some…

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3 + 1 best ways to celebrate the Carnaval in Rio

Paraders getting ready for Sambódromo What’s the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Brazil’? The amazing nature, the Amazon, the beaches… and the Carnaval? It’s a spectacle that’s well known around the world, occupying a…

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Sacred Trinity Church, Salford, 15th July

Originally posted on William D Drake:
A guest performance by William D Drake, supporting the glorious North Sea Radio Orchestra in the churchy acoustics of Sacred Trinity Church, Salford. Mr Drake will be playing a selection of bewitching, curious and…

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Pop up theatre

Originally posted on Broke with expensive taste:
The most wonderful theatre in the most unexpected places. A Midsummer Night’s Dream never fails to impress. Here are some of my particular favourite quotations:

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Yip Man – Bruce Lee’s mentor – Master of martial arts – Video

Originally posted on NEW AGE NEWS:
Yip Man, aka Ip Man, was the instructor for some of the most respected names in martial arts.  Among others, Bruce Lee and Wong Shun Leung were his students. Raised in an affluent family…

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Las Fallas de Valencia: The Weekend I Became a Pyromaniac

Originally posted on A Normal Girl in Spain:
Prologue Once upon a time, there was a girl named Kasey who was in a Spanish class at Purdue.  One day she had to do a project about Las Fallas de Valencia…

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THE PROBLEM WITH POETRY STUDENTS, AND OTHER LESSONS FROM DEREK WALCOTT

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Carnival in Madeira

Originally posted on jingsandthings:
For a week before the parade there were smaller local events in many towns with street entertainment in the centre of Funchal and people wandering around in costumes of various kinds, as well as numerous community events…

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João Pessoa Photos

Originally posted on Adventure Time with Becs:
sunset view from a hill in the city center a super chill & trendy cafe and store– check out the General Store in JP! bike lanes all along the beach Cabo Branco Estação…

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Cute love story in animation

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