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‘Father of bossa nova’ João Gilberto dies aged 88 – BBC News
Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88. The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s. Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – O Ritual — Raw Select Music
Another forward thinking number from one of Brazil’s finest drummers (audio) via NEW MUSIC: Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti – O Ritual — Raw Select Music
Brazil: Teachers and Students Prepare General Strike Against President Bolsonaro — Truth Troubles
(THIS ARTICLE IS COURTESY OF BRAZIL’S 247 NEWS) TEACHERS AND STUDENTS STOP AND PREPARE GENERAL STRIKE AGAINST BOLSONARO In practically all the country, teachers, students and servants of the education crosses arms in protests against the project of dismantling of … Continue reading
The ‘Lungs of the World’ at the mercy of ‘ruralists’ – In Other Words — The Password
Most of the Amazonian Rainforest belongs to Brazil, who has since January 1st been governed by Jair Bolsonaro. For those of you who are not familiar with South American politics, suffice to say that he has been affectionately nicknamed the … Continue reading
Bolsonaro’s Brazil: Murder, God and Carnaval | Foreign Correspondent
ABC News (Australia) Published on 9 Apr 2019 “People want to break the system – and the great symbol to break the system was Bolsonaro” – Rodrigo Amorim, MP and friend of new President Bolsonaro Jair Bolsonaro vaulted to power … Continue reading
An Artist’s Critique of Colonialism in Brazil — Hyperallergic
Centered on Brazil’s northeastern region, Jonathas de Andrade’s One to One dramatizes exchanges between the colonizer and colonized, between the haves and have-nots. via An Artist’s Critique of Colonialism in Brazil — Hyperallergic
Endocannibals of Yanomami tribe
Yanomami is an endocannibalistic tribe living in the rainforests of Brazil and Venezuela – they eat the flesh of their dead relative to preserve the tribe’s unity. Not being eaten after your death means that your soul will be trapped … Continue reading
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Astronomers Have Found One of The Universe’s Oldest Star Clusters in Our Own Galaxy
After decades of research, an analysis of light has finally identified the age of an ancient star cluster in the Milky Way. It’s called HP 1, and it’s roughly 12.8 billion years old. That makes it one of the oldest … Continue reading
Why Amazon pilots have to lie about where they land
By Tim Whewell and Jéssica Cruz BBC World Service, Brazil Three months ago, eight people disappeared on a flight deep in the Amazon. Small planes are often the only way to get around – but because most landing strips are … Continue reading
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