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SinCity Coffee atoning for its sins via fair-trade & sustainability initiatives
The SinCity coffee company today announces its Brazil to Africa fair-trade farm and sustainability initiative https://sincitycoffee.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/sincity-coffee-atoning-for-its-sins-via-fair-trade-sustainability-initiatives/
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Tagged Africa, Brazil, Coffee, Fair, Fair-Trade, Sin City, SinCity, Sustainability, Trade
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My Walk Through SESC Pompeia
SESC stands for “Serviço Social do Comércio” (Social Service of Commerce) and operates in every state in Brazil. In São Paulo alone there are 35 branches in 19 cities. It is a non-profit institution founded in 1946 by businessmen with … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, P. Ray, Phillihp Ray, Sao Paulo, SESC, SESC Pompeia, The Bridge Point
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Brazil . . . Sizzling SALVADOR & more
(ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY trotting tani) PREAMBLE If you have been reading my blogs, by now you would have figured that I write mostly about places frequented by ‘fewer people’ . . . places that are perhaps more exotic but … Continue reading
Brazil Announces Exhibition Theme for 2016 Venice Biennale — Archy Naija
Responding to curator Alejandro Aravena’s theme “Reporting from the front,” the Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has selected Washington Fajardo to present an exhibition titled “JUNTOS.” The project for the Brazilian pavilion will highlight stories of people who have fought … Continue reading
Attempts to impeach Brazil president illegal: Attorney general
Press TV – April 5, 2016 Brazil’s attorney general has slammed impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff as illegal, saying such a bid is nothing more than an attempted coup d’état. Jose Eduardo Cardozo, the government’s main legal advisor, defended … Continue reading
Gallery: Humans come in all shapes, sizes — and colors
“We still live in a world where the color of our skin not only gives a first impression, but a lasting one that remains,” says Brazilian artist Angélica Dass. She shows portraits from Humanae, the photo project she started to highlight … Continue reading
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Tagged Angélica Dass, Art, Brazil, documentary, Humanae, humanity, people, photography, portraits
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The Forces Behind the Attempted Coup in Brazil
By Mark Weisbrot | The Hill | April 5, 2016 If you are following the news of political turmoil in Brazil, it may be difficult to get a grasp of what is really going on. This often happens when there … Continue reading
Demonstrations in Rio De Janeiro
In my last blog post I recommended to all the photographers that have FEAR of shooting people from a close distance, or fear of ruining the “candid moment” to first visit a big manifestation, even better…visit a demonstration (where the passions heat … Continue reading
Coffee of the Month
After learning that Brazil struggles to continue producing specialty coffee due to the lower altitudes of coffee farms in the country, I decided to try one of La Colombe’s newer coffees from Brazil. This coffee is from La Colombe’s Workshop … Continue reading
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