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A drop of bleach in the gene pool – The Mex Files
Although this 1895 painting is by a Brazilian artist, it illustrates quite effectively the Latin American elites ideas about race and national identity. At the time, both in the Anglo north, and Latin south, Social Darwinism was accepted science and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, comparison, construction, Culture, history, Politics
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O vexame da Globo no desfile da Tuiuti
Os melhores (dependendo do ponto de vista, piores) momentos do vexame da Globo no desfile da Paraíso do Tuiuti, que denunciou o golpe, mas os apresentadores esconderam.
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Samba do Tuiuti 2018 Versão Acústica
Samba do Tuiuti 2018 Versão Acústica. Vídeo feito pelo site CARNAVALESCO (www.carnavalesco.com.br)
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See a NASA Physicist’s Incredible Origami – Great Big Story
Twenty five years ago, physicist Robert Lang worked at NASA, where he researched lasers. He has also garnered 46 patents on optoelectronics and even wrote a Ph.D. thesis called “Semiconductor Lasers: New Geometries and Spectral Properties.” But in 2001, Lang … Continue reading
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New Miniature Post-Apocalyptic Environments by Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber
Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber (previously) collaboratively produce detailed dioramas caught in the throes of natural or manmade chaos. From 2005 to 2015 the pair created a series titled The City, which imagined the post-apocalyptic interiors of abandoned violin shops, malls, and natural history … Continue reading
Anonymous Figures Struggle Against Nature in Porcelain Sculptures by Claudia Fontes
Since 2013, artist Claudia Fontes (previously) has been investigating the use and meaning of the word “foreigner” in a series of small figurative sculptures. Each sculpture, which is about the size of Fontes’ hand (about 23 x 5 cm / … Continue reading
SBT FOLIA 2018 | OLODUM | MELHORES MOMENTOS | DOMINGO – CAMPO GRANDE
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnival, creatives, Culture, dance, Salvador de Bahia
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Acadêmicos do Tatuapé é a campeã do Carnaval de São Paulo em 2018
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A escola de samba Beija-Flor é a grande campeã do Grupo Especial do carnaval 2018
A escola de samba Beija-Flor é a grande campeã do Grupo Especial do carnaval 2018 do Rio de Janeiro. A escola apresentou o enredo “Monstro é aquele que não sabe amar. Os filhos abandonados da pátria que os pariu”, baseado … Continue reading
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Year of the Dog kicks off silently in Beijing under firework ban
Happy Year of the Dog from MSS!
New Textural Sculptures Made With Swirls of Seashells by Rowan Mersh – Colossal
Rowan Mersh (previously) creates textural artworks that toe the line between two and three dimensions, using carefully placed swirls of seashells. Each artwork is made up one only one kind of shell, which the artist uses in multiples as he explores … Continue reading
