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Islington Wharf, Ancoats, Manchester
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Uruguay issues travel warning on major U.S cities, Brazil deforestation rises
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The government of Uruguay issued a travel warning to all of its citizens regarding travel to the United States. It warned its cities to avoid three major U.S cities; Albuquerque, Detroit and Baltimore due…
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Brazilian man, who tried to escape prison dressed as daughter, found hanged in cell — Canoe
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, after apparently having hanged himself, Rio de Janeiro state … Continue reading
12 Piccadilly, Manchester
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Built 1911 in Portland stone by Percy Worthington for the Union Bank of Manchester. Sir Percy Scott Worthington ?
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Olinda: To Carnival Or Not to Carnival — Lisa Dorenfest
After 13 months of ‘full-on awesome’, sailing 11,853.7 nautical miles across two oceans, and visiting 11 countries along our way, we needed a break. We’d arrived in Brazil but the blog was still in South Africa, waiting patiently to share … Continue reading
Divine Love (2019) — Eternality Tan
Gabriel Mascaro continues his rise as one of Brazil’s most audacious filmmakers with this provocative and confident take on religion, sex and bureaucracy, set in the not-so-distant future. via Divine Love (2019) — Eternality Tan
Quilombos
The word “quilombo”, which has its roots in several West African languages, including what is now Congo and Angola, translates roughly as “encampment.” During pre-slavery times, it denoted settlements of runaway slaves in Brazil. Another term for the same type…
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