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Originally posted on Artists' Coalition of Trinidad and Tobago:
The thing is this: West to Central Africa- from Guinea to Nigeria, to Ghana, to Congo, to Sudan- is the seat of masquerade culture on planet Earth. It is where masquerade…

Originally posted on beoshewulf:
In The Canterbury Tales, a frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer dating from the late 14th century, you are introduced to a cast of memorable characters with carefully selected physical features. I say carefully selected because the author’s choices concerning his characters’…

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Originally posted on seniorbackpacker:
Cities in Brazil, and states too for that matter, need to promote more of their touristic attractions. For example, it took me almost four hours of searching and walking before someone, anyone, could tell me where…

Originally posted on seniorbackpacker:
I have come to the conclusion that Ponta Grossa is a city that you must visit for the sheer pleasure of the nature surrounding this city. The signature park in the area is a state park…

Originally posted on Toda La Pesca:
I’ve been reading Quiet by Susan Cain in efforts to turn my brain off at night and maybe find out why the word “networking” gives me acid reflux. Yes, telling a group of strangers “what…

Originally posted on glueyfingers:
For the last two days I have mostly been covering the puppets in a variety of printed materials reflecting each of the 5 themes of Astor Alive. Architecture Imigrant Populations Radical Politics Theatre for All Scholars,…

Originally posted on seniorbackpacker:
Paranagua means “big round sea” in the Tupi-Guarani language.  The city was founded around 1550 on one of the coastal islands and later spread onto the mainland.  The city preserves many of the oldest colonial remnants…

Originally posted on Brazilian Concrete:
The museum Fundação Iberê Camargo is another interesting contemporary ‘Brutalist’ example designed by Alvaro Siza and completed in 2008. The museum is centred on the work of the artist Iberê Camargo, who himself was from…

Originally posted on Tea for you and me:
Unit 9, Royal Mills, 17 Redhill Street, Ancoats, M4 5BA Visited on: 27th August 2016 The inside/outside area at Ancoats Coffee Co. I know, I know, going to drink tea somewhere that…

Originally posted on jimmy lou:
I went to the Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday. “All it is is just people walking around the streets and following the herd, eating jerk chicken and drinking Red Stripe,” my boss said. “But you…