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Nobody Does It Like Me…..

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Chiquinha & the First Carnival Song

Originally posted on Rio Then:
(by Ralfe Braga) After my last post citing a lost, or rather unsourceable, marchinha (Carnival song) from 1954, I thought I’d go back further to Rio’s first ever such song: Ó Abre Alas by musician…

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TOLERANTIA

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Manchester Cavemen

Originally posted on texthistory:
I’ve posted a few times about housing shortages, and this article from Saturday’s i newspaper is truly grim, from England’s second city. “Behind a dark doorway a the heart of one of Britain’s biggest conurbations lies…

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Film and Comic Con Manchester – Home

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GDP is Bullshit

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‘Minimal risk’ of Zika virus during Olympics, Rio Games medical director says

The Olympic Park’s mosquitoes are not primarily the Aedes aegypt type that transmit Zika, an official said. http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/02/02/zika-virus-rio-olympics-brazil/

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#4 – Spanish National Lottery: The Greatest Prize Is Sharing (2015)

Touching story which looks like that is produced by Pixar? Yeah, it’s true… . Follow the story of a lonely overnight security guard who passes the hours by creating a funny poses for the factory’s day workers… . In the … Continue reading

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Carnaval: Salvador

Eu não tenho experiência quando o assunto é CARNAVAL DE SALVADOR e acabou que eu nunca realmente me informei sobre como funciona  festa lá.Por isso fui atrás de FONTES na cidade para me ajudar a descobrir quais são os blocos e … Continue reading

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Carnaval.Galicia by AnaIglesias

From 500px http://ift.tt/1JItYCO https://bestpicpicpic.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/carnaval-galicia-by-anaiglesias/

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