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Frank’s Photo Challenge – History (Manchester)

Originally posted on Nature Knows Best :
This week’s Photo Challenge set by Frank (author of fab blog “Dutch Goes The Photo”) has set HISTORY. See https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2017/07/04/tuesday-photo-challenge-history/ I’ve just spent a couple of weeks in my beloved Manchester (UK) which is brimming with…

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Smelly Humans

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Allegorical car on Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Delicious Fancy Food with Edible Flowers

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focus

Originally posted on qualcosa di bello:
Abruzzo, Italy I’m reminded of where my focus ought to be when I see a sunflower. In their perfect condition, when they bloom and flourish, sunflowers turn their bright petals towards the sun, towards…

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Forgotten sambas and voices of WWII

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Originally posted on Deep Rio:
Over at BBC Brasil, there’s a lengthy article (in PT) on the forgotten voices and sambas of Brazilian soldiers in WWII, including a 20-minute documentary (in PT, with PT subtitles) called Os Sons Esquecidos dos…

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Brazil Workers Keep Lula’s Presidential Bid Alive

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Sending Brazil’s Lula to prison is nonsense — The Transnational

By Jonathan Power April 10, 2018 President Barack Obama said that the then president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, was “the most popular president on earth”. Now, while fighting for a new term in office, he has been … Continue reading

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Shrove Tuesday in Portugal

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Becky in Portugal You’ll hear much about Loulé having the oldest carnaval in the Algarve, in fact I even said that myself in Monday’s carnaval post. However I have discovered today that in fact Moncarapacho has the oldest carnaval. dating … Continue reading

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Carnaval de Cadiz

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Originally posted on Astrid Oxford Travels:
It’s a glorious thing to be on the road, the wind blowing in your hair and not a care in the world. I’ve never been the type of person that feels rooted in one…

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