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Revolutionary in Rio
A young girl’s long hair is blown by the wind, while she stares ahead at a small collection of trees. Three heads – human or animal we are not sure — protrude from wellington boots on the pavement. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian artists, Latin America, modernism, Rio de Janeiro, tarsila do amaral
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The Brazilian-Japanese and the Jew: A Nagahama Tale
So, the other day I stopped by my local Brazilian shop (yes, that is a major thing in Japan) to get some meat to make stew later this week. One of the clerks is a nice guy that wants to learn … Continue reading
Flowers Compilation
A compilation of the best pictures of flowers I found on my archive. https://photobyalekos.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/flowers-compilation/
Newsline: Brazil May be Boycotting Settler as Israeli Ambassador
Fears are growing in the Netanyahu administration that Brazil may torpedo the appointment of Dani Dayan, a leader in Judea and Samaria, as ambassador. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu nominated Dayan, a native of Argentine, to the post two months ago … Continue reading
Six-year-old Brazilian drummer girl is a rock prodigy
The six-year-old Brazilian drumming sensation Eduarda Henklein Baterista is finding a new worldwide audience today as a video of her playing drums to the song “Chop Suey” by System Of A Down went viral. Baterista filmed the clip when she … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, drummers, Eduarda Henklein Baterista, System Of A Down, Television
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「Nature 自然」
「Nature 自然」FLICKR – TUMBLR – FACEBOOK https://ronaldoichi.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/%e3%80%8cnature-%e8%87%aa%e7%84%b6%e3%80%8d-8/
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Tagged Art, artist, Brazil, brazilian, nature, photograph, photographer, photography, ronaldo ichi, Sao Paulo, 大自然
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a note on world media attention
In light of the shootings in Paris that took place earlier this month, the news (and the attention of the general academic/media world) has been dominated by a range of security-related issues. While I do not fail to grasp the depth … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, mining, Paris, river doce, security threats, tragedy
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Northeast Brazil: Drought threatens water-truck lifeline in parched northeast Brazil
#Voices2Paris – UNDP Storytelling Contest Story 11 For the rural community of Pacheco in northeastern Brazil, the local school has never been so important. It is now the only place in the drought-stricken area that has water on tap. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Climate change, rural water challenges, Voices2Paris, water scarcity
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UN Experts at War with Miners Over Brazil Dam Disaster
BHP shares hit new 10-year low after hits back at claim that toxic sludge is poisoning large areas of Brazil after a lethal dam burst three weeks ago. http://fortune.com/2015/11/26/un-experts-at-war-with-miners-over-brazil-dam-disaster/
How to wipe away an entire river ecosystem… and more…
The water contamination chapter took most of the “ecological attention” of Montrealers and all Quebecers along the St Lawrence River lately. In fact, during the months of October and November 2015, we assisted to endless political debates about the planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, disaster, ecosystem, fish, flood, mine waste, pollution, river, water management
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Chocolate Experiment #9
One day, I heard a wild ring in Arcelia’s apartment. I had forgotten that landline phones still exist, and sometimes the landline phones will ring. It was the doorman. There was a delivery. Five minutes later a guy comes up … Continue reading
