Category Archives: General

Summer events…Samba Festival

Originally posted on Beautiful Helsinki:
Helsinki is a fun place to be in the warmer months. Take a look at the Samba Festival that happened in June for the 25th time.       I’m sure not too many people…

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Elle, The Samba Dancer

Originally posted on Kayte Mae Photography:
Fun fact: I love taking photos of dancers. They are naturally photogenic, and they know exactly how to pose. Choreography is such a wonderful thing. The angles and the flexibility a pose can give…

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Every poet in your pocket: Our obsession with glowing glass rectangles

Originally posted on Excellent Journey:
This has been in my favorite tweets list since last year: It’s easy to castigate the obsession most people have with their phones.? It’s rare to see anyone alone in a waiting mode—standing in line…

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Giant Anaconda – Someone Call Ice Cube

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Seriously, Portugal?

Originally posted on Holy Laugh:
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Brazil Enlists Drones to Help Eradicate Slave Labor

Originally posted on VEXED:
The Brazilian government will start deploying a small army of drones as part of its latest effort to eradicate human trafficking in remote parts of the country. Starting next month in the state of Rio de…

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Americans may soon be seeing far fewer “Made in China” labels at the mall

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Carnival Flâneur

Originally posted on ELLEN THE TALL ONE:
Sol Sand Ferrugem Sea, I find myself again The observant flâneur I be. Eyes pry On a buxom crowd; Thoughts spiral away To reside in the clouds. Shifting, infusing, Taking shape alluringly Amid…

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Na Praça Onze, bar e restaurante temático sobre carnaval ganha fama e atrai saudosistas

Originally posted on Patricia Britto:
No cardápio, cada prato tem o nome de um samba-enredo famoso. A feijoada de sexta-feira se chama ‘Aquarela brasileira’ e é servida por uma equipe vestida de sambista. Além dos enredos, alguns pratos também levam…

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During my holiday …

Originally posted on Coat Hanger Doll's House:
One of the highlights of my time in Rio was ‘doing’ art with my daughter. She is also a printmaker and like me self taught. So we both enjoy any opportunity to…

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