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Brazil to send security force to indigenous land after two shot dead | Euronews

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil will send an emergency security force to the indigenous reserve of Cana Brava in the northeastern state of Maranhao to protect the Guajajara tribe after two members were shot dead over the weekend, a government decree said … Continue reading

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The World Memorial to the Pandemic | Kottke

Uruguayan architecture firm Gómez Platero is building the world’s first large-scale memorial dedicated to victims of the Covid-19 pandemic. From Architecture Daily: The memorial will be located on the edge of an urban waterfront, accessible only by a long pedestrian walkway. … Continue reading

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Breathe. Quarantine Logbook

“Breathe. Quarantine Logbook” is our containment project. After the announcement of Coronavirus containment following the Covid 19 pandemic which concerns us all, I decided to create a project on breathing. Covid 19 is a disease that, in the worst case, … Continue reading

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YUMEKA ODA

Thirteen-year-old skateboarder Yumeka Oda was set to represent her country on home soil at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but with this year’s games postponed until next July her dreams of winning gold have also been put on hold. Directed by … Continue reading

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Brazil President Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19 — Canoe

SAO PAULO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever. The right-wing populist, who has played down the … Continue reading

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Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths — International Daily Info

Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections. Graphs of Brazil’s deaths … Continue reading

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Signs of Life (a short film)

“Signs of Life” captures light, beauty, clarity and life found in the darkness of the COVID-19 quarantine days. This film was captured and created in 4 days (including the music) for a competition. Created by Kelly Campelia (a.k.a. FIRELADY) Music … Continue reading

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Lockdown in Milan

“I made this in April 2020, when the pandemic was raging in Italy, but for some reason never posted it. Now, things in Italy have improved, and the pandemic has hit the United States with a vengeance – so this … Continue reading

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NO MIDDLEMAN ART GALLERY | New Artworks | Lockdown London

  Lockdown London By Jan Enkelmann On 23 March, the evening the lockdown was announced in the UK, I was on my bike, cycling through an already deserted London, astonished to experience the city like I had never seen it in … Continue reading

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Hundreds of Womxn Are Photographing How They Cope During Quarantine

Isabella Lanave (@isalanave) is a freelance photographer based in Curitiba, Brazil. “I think this quarantine is more physically isolating than socially isolating for me. I live with friends and this is a time to coexist. Time to stop and listen, … Continue reading

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