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Vintage Home Show, Manchester

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Brazilian pianist Ricardo de Castro Monteiro performs suspended in the air at São Paulo festival.

Originally posted on AMAZUNA BLOG:
Ricardo de Castro Monteiro stunned the crowd at São Paulo’s Virada Cultural event when he played his piano hanging above spectators, and was then joined by dancing acrobat Sandra Miyazawa who danced above him as he…

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Monkeys, leafy streets and an unlikely name. A tribute to Botafogo.

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Cottonopolis

Originally posted on Sundry Times:
“Manchester, the belly and guts of the nation.” George Orwell. Apparently, in Manchester they do not get hung up over which is England’s second city – Birmingham and London can sort it our among themselves!…

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Field Trip: The Relaunched Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

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Ruins of Pompeii

Originally posted on PHILNOM IS AWAY:
Pompeii. This was the city many history classrooms taught children not to build near an active volcano. A once bustling centre of trade and politics home was completely consumed by lava and ash in…

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Seeing line, shape and form in Manchester’s architecture

Originally posted on Schotography:
I’ve always wondered what the secret is when it comes to architecture photography. After going on a course today, it turns out the secret is using manual rather than aperture (or shutter speed) priority, and looking…

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Happily Ever Afters

Originally posted on go2cakes:
If you have a sweet tooth, these beauties are definitely for you. A tradition in Brazil, borrowed from Portugal, the “bem casados” (happily marrieds, or, for me, happily ever afters) are a gift the newly…

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Open Doors Manchester

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Las Fallas

From the 17th-21st March me, Anna and Sam headed to Valencia for Las Fallas, this festival takes place in commemoration of Saint Joseph and several festivities take place over several days leading up to the 19th March, with huge crowds gathering on…

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Museums and Academics Research Network Meeting

Originally posted on MMU Research Development Blog:
The third in this series of museums and academics network events is co-hosted by North West Film Archive (Manchester Metropolitan University) and the Race Relations Resource Centre (University of Manchester), at their shared…

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Kallio Kukkii Parade

Originally posted on Learning to See in Helsinki:
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