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1959 The Year that Changed Jazz

1959 was the seismic year jazz broke away from complex bebop music to new forms, allowing soloists unprecedented freedom to explore and express. It was also a pivotal year for America: the nation was finding its groove, enjoying undreamt-of freedom … Continue reading

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This is the Spix’s macaw. It is endemic to Brazil…

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Hermeto Pascoal, ‘the wizard’ of Brazilian music, dies at 89 | BBC News

Pascoal – famed for his blend of jazz and traditional music – wrote more than 2,000 instrumental pieces. Rachel Muller-Heyndyk Published 14 September 2025 Hermeto Pascoal, the innovative Brazilian composer famed for his blend of jazz and traditional music, has … Continue reading

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Hermeto Pascoal – Música da Lagoa (Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira, 1985)

Trecho do filme “Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira”, de Ricardo Lua. “Música da Lagoa” Snippet of the 1985 movie “Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira”, by Ricardo Lua Gravado em 1985 no / Recorded in 1985 at the Petar – Parque Estadual Turístico … Continue reading

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Nature’s Longest Pregnancy

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IT’S A THREE PART HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!! 🎃👻💀 GET IN LOSERS WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT WORMS 🪱🪱🪱 #science

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The largest slums in Brazil. The Rosinha favela in Rio de Janeiro. According to unofficial data, more than 200,000 people live there.

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The Closer I Looked… the Weirder It Got… (Blue butterfly wing under microscope)

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He Forgot Where His Car Was Parked For 20 Years #funfact

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The Youngest 92-Year-Old Artist | John Lyons’ Trinidadian Carnival & Art

🍅 Meet youthful spirit John Lyons, the 92-year-old Trinidadian-British painter, poet, and cook for whom curious creativity is a way of life. In his 90s he’s still working, creating and thriving and insists he only feels 30! 🖌️ His vibrant … Continue reading

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