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Why This Photographer Took 12 Years To Shoot Coffee Growers Around The Globe

Originally posted on rethink social:
This photographer took 12 years to complete his latest project on what he calls “one of the most important products we trade in the world.”  It’s well worth the wait. Sebastião Salgado, a renowned photographer…

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St. Peter’s Square

Originally posted on Being 42:
Tuesday 5th January 2015, 2.35pm (day 1,594) The building works in St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, do not seem to have advanced a huge amount since they were pictured nearly a year ago (26/1/15). Never mind, they…

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Brazilian film – QUE HORAS ELA VOLTA?/SECOND MOTHER – available on dvd

Originally posted on www.worldonlinecinema.com:
QUE HORAS ELA VOLTA?/SECOND MOTHER (15) 2015 MUYLAERT, ANNA BRAZIL IN PORTUGUESE £17.99 Val leaves her daughter Jéssica behind to work in São Paulo as a housemaid for a wealthy family. 10 years later,…

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Keep Calm and Listen to Bossa Nova

Originally posted on The best coffee in Paris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFyvfXVDNrs RF – January, 8th, 2016 More : http://renaudfavier.com/2016/01/08/in-bossa-veritas/

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Brazil’s Grapes, Still Wines and Sparkling Wines

Originally posted on Bull on the Run !:
It was a short plane ride from Curitiba to Porto Alegre.  I rented a car, headed for the land of grapes, wine and champagne of Brazil. For the next two-weeks I would visit over 30…

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Teen Dies Using Too Much Deodorant

Originally posted on Cyber Gazing:
A British teenager who used cans of deodorant in lieu of bathing died from inhaling gas. Police found 42 aerosol cans in the room of Thomas Townsend, 16, of Folkestone, Kent in southeast England. According…

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‘Pimp my Ride’ Desert Style

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Carnival in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil – The wildest parties on the planet!

Every year, five days before Ash Wednesday and prior to Lent, Brazil celebrates its most outrageous party of the year welcoming thousands of guests who want to experience the biggest carnival in the world. While Rio de Janeiro is often … Continue reading

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Does Brazil Have A Better Idea?

I saw this the other day….I am not sure how accurate it is….it may well be just a propaganda ploy…..however if the infograph is accurate then Brazil is doing something right……. Anyone with first hand knowledge please let my readers … Continue reading

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Recession-hit Brazilians shift to own label products

Brazil’s recession, Brazil’s fall from grace…the international press surely has not been kind when reporting about Brazil. The Economist labelled the Brazilian crisis as “irredeemable”, which is not surprising to me, as the American magazine seems to have anti-Dilma attitude … Continue reading

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