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In 1848 A French Commune Built an Interconnected Treehouse Cabaret Based on Swiss Family Robinson- Colossal

For over a century, Parisians were drawn out of the city and into the neighboring village of Le Plessis-Piquet to experience charming summer evenings among the township’s tall trees. What started as open air dancehalls called “guinguettes,” turned into treehouse cabarets … Continue reading

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BATUCADA GROOVES AND STOPS BEATS: BATERIA FASCINATING SAMBA DRUMMING

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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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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

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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

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Galo da Madrugada completa 40 anos e arrasta milhares de foliões em Recife (PE)

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SBT FOLIA 2018 | OLODUM | MELHORES MOMENTOS | DOMINGO – CAMPO GRANDE

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