Category Archives: General

Is Brazil’s Democracy in Danger?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by agogo22

Originally posted on Tommy Ebbs:
Brazil had one of it’s most momentous and historic events happen over the course of last weekend, when former President Luis Iganacio Lula da Silvia (popularly known as “Lula”) was finally sentenced to 12 years…

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Chorlton Festival Calendar 2018

Posted on April 8, 2018 by agogo22

Originally posted on richardfrosty – Richard Frost – Manchester:
Every year, I pull together a list of festivals happening in my backyard – the Chorlton area of south Manchester – so that everyone can get the dates in their diaries…

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Burning man – the Russian way

Posted on April 8, 2018 by agogo22

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Originally posted on Documenting the world:
“Sky and Earth” ethnic music festival Russia, Tyumen, 2017.

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World’s Largest Maple Syrup Festival

Posted on April 8, 2018 by agogo22

Originally posted on Coy Trekking:
A small town located in Ontario, Canada named Elmira hosts a one day festival bringing in over 60,000 people qualifying it as the largest maple syrup festival in the world announced by Guinness Book of…

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That’s So Brazil

Posted on April 8, 2018 by agogo22

Originally posted on Gabrielle Bauer:
Post #11: Mother aya’s embrace Conoisseurs of ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic herb used by indigenous Amazonians, insist that the plant is not a drug. They say it’s a medicine—one that allows you to meet your own…

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Facets of Las Fallas, 2018

Posted on April 7, 2018 by agogo22

Originally posted on Lori Notes:
Salvador Dalí as a ninot near the bullfighting arena ? Today is the biggest day of Las Fallas celebrations, and it’s been raining hard. Burning everything down under these conditions will be challenging, but the…

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V A L E N C I A – L A S F A L L A S

Posted on April 7, 2018 by agogo22

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Originally posted on The Ebullience of Serendipity:
It’s been a busy few weeks again for me in terms of travelling and visiting Spain’s wonderful cities, so now it’s about time I share all of my adventures with you! I have…

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How Facebook can survive without the West’s advertising money — Quartz

Posted on April 7, 2018 by agogo22

In the ever-deepening wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where nearly 90 million Facebook users had their data unknowingly harvested by the data company hired by the Trump campaign, the social network has been under increasing scrutiny. There are calls … Continue reading →

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Brazil: Will Marielle’s Murder Help Build Consensus on How to Reduce Violence?

Posted on April 5, 2018 by agogo22

Originally posted on AULA Blog:
By Marcus Rocha* Marielle Franco campaigning in 2016. / Mídia NINJA / Wikimedia The murder in March of Marielle Franco – a popular 38-year-old black, gay city councilor in Rio de Janeiro – has stirred…

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The English language is the world’s Achilles heel

Posted on April 3, 2018 by agogo22

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