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The Majority of Brazil Supports Bolsonaro’s Impeachment, Shows Datafolha – 12/07/2021 – Brazil – Folha
A survey shows that 54% supports congress opening the process, compared to 42% who reject this action against the president Igor Gielow SÃO PAULO For the first time since Datafolha began to question Brazilians about the issue, in April … Continue reading
Can Brazil Survive Bolsonaro? | The Economist
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
Sebastião Salgado: Genesis | Famous landscape photographers
Source: Sebastião Salgado: Genesis | Famous landscape photographers, Sebastiao salgado, Landscape photography
Allusionist 134. Lacuna — The Allusionist
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
Dance saved my life! | manchester_samba_rainha
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Tagged Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, Choreography, dance, design, rhythm, samba
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How the Favelas shaped Samba and Carnival in Brazil
In the city of Rio De Janeiro, around 23-24% of the population live in the Favelas and within these makeshift neighbourhoods, is where the origins of Samba lies. Despite the dangerous environment it somehow gave the country of Brazil it’s … Continue reading
Mestre Anderson Miguel do Maracatu de Pernambuco – Carnaval em casa com a TV
Carnaval em casa é com a TVT! Acompanhe o show do Mestre Anderson Miguel. #CarnavalEmCasa #CarnavalEmCasaNaTVT #Bongar #RedeTVT #TVT
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Tagged Art, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, Culture, drum, music
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Rio feeling ‘saudades’ for Covid-canceled carnival
#Rio de Janeiro would normally be kicking off its famed #carnival now, but instead of booming drumlines, glittering floats and barely clad dancers, the Brazilian city’s “Sambadrome” is hosting a #Covid-19 vaccination drive this year. The pandemic forced Rio authorities … Continue reading
Tent of Miracles, by Jorge Amado: Racism and Parochialism Against the Backdrop of a Mythic Bahia
Jorge Amado (1912-2001), one of the most popular and internationally known Brazilian authors,started his career writing realistic books that carried a biting criticism of the economic elites and their exploitation of the working classes and the poor. This Marxist phase … Continue reading
BBC – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tectonics Festival, Manuel Pessoa de Lima – Skip Ad
Manuel Pessoa de Lima presents ‘Skip Ad.’ Manuel Pessoa de Lima Manuel Pessoa de Lima is a Brazilian performer-composer. He works with the colour red and is interested in the theme of failure and creates site-specific performances with confessional elements. … Continue reading →