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Photo of the Week: Another beautiful Sunset in Salford
Originally posted on germanchester:
@Salford, Manchester
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Piccadilly Garden’s Reggae Kid
Originally posted on Manchester Observations:
So there’s this kid who sings Bob Marley songs by Piccadilly Garden and it’ such a joy to watch. I haven’t actually asked his age but he looks about sixteen, is skinny, white and has…
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Transportation chaos in Rio: can any good come of it?
Originally posted on RioReal:
Waiting for the tram, soon to begin operating A meeting of the Urban Mobility Forum last night at the Engineers’ Club helped this blogger to start unraveling some mysteries of daily Rio life, with information that…
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IN THEATERS (SF) – “April and the Extraordinary World”
Dare Daniel Family of Podcasts April and the Extraordinary World (2016; Dir.: Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes *Now playing at the Landmark Embarcadero in San Francisco and the Landmark Shattuck in Berkeley. Pure enjoyment, but … Continue reading
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Ariel – Part 1
Originally posted on Palavras Perdidas:
This next story tells the tale of a young boy growing up in Ceará – an enormous state in the North East of Brazil from where thousands of Rocinha’s inhabitants came in search of a…
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Endangered tongues
Originally posted on Mother Tongues:
You’ve probably heard of the plight of the orang-utans and cries to “save the whales” but have you heard of Ixcatec or Tharkarri? They’re not cute and cuddly animals you can touch, but they’re still…
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Brazil . . . Sizzling SALVADOR & more
(ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY trotting tani) PREAMBLE If you have been reading my blogs, by now you would have figured that I write mostly about places frequented by ‘fewer people’ . . . places that are perhaps more exotic but … Continue reading
#LoveLibraries
Originally posted on Helen Milner:
Wow. From the first moment I stepped into Manchester Central Library I was impressed. I visited another English city’s central library recently and they said, with a wistful look in their eyes: “If only we…
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Brazil Announces Exhibition Theme for 2016 Venice Biennale — Archy Naija
Responding to curator Alejandro Aravena’s theme “Reporting from the front,” the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has selected Washington Fajardo to present an exhibition titled “JUNTOS.” The project for the Brazilian pavilion will highlight stories of people who have fought … Continue reading
The world’s largest rats are the size of small dogs — Snapzu Science
Forget those silly photos of “huge” rats from playgrounds in the UK. These are the real rodents of unusual size View Full Post More great content like this @ Science & Space Front Page or you can Request Invite via The … Continue reading
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