Tag Archives: Brazil

Can Brazil Survive Bolsonaro? | The Economist

Posted on June 28, 2021 by agogo22

Since coming to power President Jair Bolsonaro has shaken democracy, accelerated deforestation in the Amazon and played down the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, with calamitous results. Could Brazil survive another four years of his leadership? Read the special report … Continue reading →

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Máscaras africanas, Arte tribal, Arte da áfrica

Posted on June 16, 2021 by agogo22

27/set/2016 – Resultado de imagem para mascaras africanas Máscaras são um adereço divertido e indicado para celebrações, quer sejam elas o Carnaval, Halloween ou outras festas temáticas. Algumas pessoas também gostam de usar máscaras na decoração de suas casas e, … Continue reading →

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UK supermarkets warn Brazil over Amazon land bill | BBC News

Posted on May 5, 2021 by agogo22

Almost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region. An open letter from the group calls on Brazil’s legislature to reject a bill which could legalise the private occupation of public land. The letter said … Continue reading →

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Allusionist 134. Lacuna — The Allusionist

Posted on May 5, 2021 by agogo22

If you were in Brazil during the military dictatorship of 1964-1985, tried to bake a cake from a recipe in the newspaper, and were served with a sorry mess that tasted disgustingly salty, it wasn’t your fault. What you thought … Continue reading →

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Dance saved my life! | manchester_samba_rainha

Posted on April 30, 2021 by agogo22
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Brazil battles coronavirus with a Chinese vaccine even the Chinese concede could be better

Posted on April 16, 2021 by agogo22

Brazilians line up outside Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro last month to receive China’s CoronaVac vaccine. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO — The news received scant notice in the mainstream media, but it quickly gained a foothold in … Continue reading →

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The curious case of northeast Brazil’s cross-breeding sea turtles | Horizon

Posted on April 1, 2021 by agogo22

Sea turtles have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, stretching back about 110 million years. Yet now their existence is at risk, with six of today’s seven species classified as threatened or endangered. While efforts are ongoing to protect … Continue reading →

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Political crisis and Covid surge rock Brazil – BBC News

Posted on March 31, 2021 by agogo22

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis of his presidency after the heads of the army, navy and air force all quit and the country recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll. The unprecedented resignation of the defence chiefs … Continue reading →

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Illuminated Streaks Appear to Fall from Trees in Light Paintings by Photographer Vitor Schietti

Posted on March 26, 2021 by agogo22

In Vitor Schietti’s Impermanent Sculptures, thick treetops and branches are swollen with light that appears to drip down in incandescent rays. Each photograph frames the nighttime scenes in a dreamy, energetic manner as the glowing beams both outline and obscure … Continue reading →

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Why this Brazilian farmer no longer cuts down trees

Posted on March 25, 2021 by agogo22

Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees: https://ecosia.co/info​ Ecosia Presents: a production by our tree-planting partner Instituto Espinhaço in Brazil. What is Ecosia Presents? Every tree-planting project we support is powered by rural communities doing the hard work of … Continue reading →

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