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“London, London”: Brazil’s Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil in exile – Part 1
In 1969 the young singer-songwriters Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil were expelled from military-ruled Brazil. They made their way to London – then the global capital of youth culture – where they spent the next two and a half years … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahia, Brazil, Caetano Veloso, England, exile, Gilberto Gil, London, music
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And So The Buffalo Swam To Marajo (Amazon, Brazil)
And So The Buffalo Swam To Marajo (Amazon, Brazil) “There is a time when it is necessary to abandon the used clothes, which already have the shape of our body and to forget our paths, which takes us always to … Continue reading
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Top 10 facts about coffee
The majority of coffee is produced in Brazil Brazil produces 40% of the world’s coffee, which is twice as much as Colombia and Vietnam which are 2nd and 3rd in producing coffee. Coffee was originally a food Coffee berries were … Continue reading
King of The North: Could the North West be an independent country?
It’s official. The people of The North have spoken. A spate of various online petitions suggests it is time we seceded from the United Kingdom, joined the Scots and walked off into the sunset. As one embittered online comment put … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Wilson, Burnley, Cumbric, Game of Thrones, Manchester, North West, Northern powerhouse, Tony Wilson, Witches
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Tagged blog, cranes, development, high, Manchester, photography, progress, sky
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Science Communication: The Manchester Science Festival Launch Night
Each year the city of Manchester turns into a hub of science, with researchers coming from all over the world to celebrate the Manchester Science Festival (MSF). This year is no different and this year some of the coverage of … Continue reading
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Tagged Manchester, MSF, Science Festival, University of Manchester
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A Mushroom-Loving Hedgehog
This striking hedgehog, who adores cheerful mushrooms, is decorating the old sub-station on Manchester’s Tib Street. If you enjoy graffiti you should definitely have a wander around Manchester’s Northern Quarter – it’s a small area and much of the artwork … Continue reading
Haiku # 255
Stars in hushed feathers soaking the nightsky… the color of a heartbeat https://fountainofgrace.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/haiku-255/
Scientists and mathematicians aren’t all white men—but you wouldn’t know that from the movies
What do you see when you picture a scientist? For most people—myself included—the default answer is probably a white man in a lab coat, hunched over a microscope. The same image arises for the archetypical computer programmer (a white man … Continue reading
Brasil – wired
Originally posted on ilbonito blog 2007:
I have just discovered the Brasil wire website, with its repository of articles on contemporary (though very Sampa-centred) Brazilian culture. There is lots of interesting stuff here for Brazil nuts like me, from this piece…
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