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Manchester Day Parade – Amateur video
A snippet of MSS’s performance at Manchester Day 2019 (sadly postponed this year due to the lockdown). This is a Congada devised for the occasion, using costumes and the flower and hummingbird float combination we have. We will return to … Continue reading
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0 – 100 years in Brazil
From baby to 100 year-old in Brazil (Portugese language). This video shows the lifespan of a human being through the eyes of 100 people saying their respective ages. The first video in the ‘0-100 years’ series was made in Amsterdam, … Continue reading
Rahara | A Book of Creatures
Variations: The Beast Deep, permanent lagoons in Brazil and Venezuela are home to the Rahara. According to the Yanomami, this aquatic monster once lived in a large lagoon called Akrawa. Since then the rahara has moved upstream in the Orinoco, finding … Continue reading
08. Samora N’zinga – Rei part. Pedro DDG
08. REI Álbum: DAAT Conceito: Samora N’zinga Instrumental: Jão Beatz Participação Especial: Pedro DDG Letra e Voz: Samora N’zinga e Pedro DDG Captação de Voz: Studio PRO Beats Mixagem: DJ Spider Masterização: DJ Spider Capa: Filipe Siqueira Vídeo: Samora N’zinga … Continue reading
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rallies the right amid coronavirus criticism | Aljazeera
Supporters of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest on Sunday in Brasilia [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters] Bolsonaro has turned to military-linked advisers as his relationship with legislators and the courts has cooled. Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro … Continue reading
Rio’s favelas count the cost as deadly spread of Covid-19 hits city’s poor
The coronavirus was probably brought to Brazil by rich returning holidaymakers but it is threatening to explode in marginal communities In many ways, Washington Castro was a typical resident of Rocinha, the immense redbrick favela that towers over Rio de … Continue reading
Sixty years ago, Brasilia became Brazil’s capital; AFP — All About World Heritage Sites
On April 21, 1960, Brazil inaugurated to great fanfare its new capital Brasilia, a futuristic city created out of nothing and boasting many architectural masterpieces. A landmark in the history of town planning, it had sprung up in less than … Continue reading
Brazil’s Bolsonaro fires health minister after dispute over Covid-19
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after a series of disagreements over government efforts to contain the new coronavirus. “I just heard from the President Jair Bolsonaro the news of my dismissal from the health ministry,” … Continue reading
Rio’s Christ the Redeemer dons doctor’s coat to honour coronavirus medics
Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer donned a doctor’s coat on Easter Sunday, to honour medics on the frontlines of hospitals around the world battling to stop the spread of coronavirus. Watch: Rio’s Christ the Redeemer dons doctor’s coat to … Continue reading
Ricardo Semler: Radical wisdom for a company, a school, a life
What if your job didn’t control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don’t have to). It’s a vision that rewards … Continue reading
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