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Artist Focus – Dorival Caymmi

Originally posted on Violões De Alta Classe:
Born in Salvador, Bahia in 1914, Dorival Caymmi taught himself to play guitar as a teenager, before performing on local radio stations. Early success winning song competitions and composing for Carmen Miranda…

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Statues, Statues Everywhere! Manchester (Volume 4)

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Originally posted on Wednesday's Child:
In less than a week, Manchester plans to unveil its latest statue: a sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth. (Scotland also obtained it’s first statue of the man…

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A Collection of Cultures: an Interview with Jay’s Brainstorms // Guest Post (Part One)

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DEEP SLEEP DETOXIFIES YOUR BRAIN – CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FOR THE WIN

Originally posted on Pique My Interest:
by Jordan Pennells – Originally posted on LIFEApps. Another piece of the puzzle explaining sleep’s effect on our mental health and brain functioning has been uncovered in new research published this week in the journal Science!  …

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Blue Morpho Butterfly Swarm, Brazil

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Brazil, my brazilian Brazil

Originally posted on My brazilian Brazil:
Brazil is a very big country, therefore a country with a very diverse landscape, culture, clime and people. The country is mainly divided in five regions: North, Northeast, Mid-West, Southeast and South. Wich one…

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dulk and mantra 2019

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Rio de Janeiro and The Aftermath of Marielle Franco’s Execution

Originally posted on NYU CLACS:
“Eu sou porque nós somos” was Marielle Franco’s campaign slogan when she ran for office in 2016. The Brazilian congresswoman from?Favela da Maré?was elected with more than 40,000 votes for Rio de Janeiro’s Legislative Assembly.…

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