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Miss Americana Revealed: The Surprising World of Taylor Swift
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Fashion, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Music, United States, Women, WorldFriendship bracelets, glitter, and sequins: if you are not part of Taylor Swift’s magical world, you might be surprised to learn that this week, the Federal Reserve stated that her new tour, “Eras,” is doing much more than just captivating audiences; Swift is boosting the economy. This does not surprise her legion of fans, who…
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For $40, You Can Achieve 15 Minutes of Fame in Times Square
TSX Entertainment presents the TSX app, a pioneering mobile-integrated entertainment platform, featuring a key component — PixelStar, which allows users to easily submit content for display on a larger-than-life 18,000 sq. ft. screen covering the facade of the TSX Broadway building in Times Square. Now, anyone with a smartphone, anywhere in the world, can take…
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Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato dies at 88
João Donato passed away at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro on Monday (July 17). The artist had been hospitalized due to a lung infection. His Instagram page announced his death, stating that he joined the paradise of composers to play beautiful melodies.
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From Friends to the Internet: Who Knows You Better?
Recently, while talking to Professor Jillian Dunn from UCLA, something she said left me deeply reflective. According to her, with just a single piece of information, the internet can know more about you than the people you know. With two pieces, it knows more than your own family. With three pieces, the internet knows more…
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Number of Foreign Tourists in Brazil Grows 108% in 2023
Brazil welcomed 2.97 million international tourists in the first five months of 2023. This number is 108% higher than that recorded from January to May last year. According to the Ministry of Tourism, in May alone, more than 292,300 people visited the country, representing a 44.5% increase compared to the same month in 2022. The…
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Amazon by Sebastião Salgado
If you haven’t seen the work of Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, you have until this Saturday to visit the Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York, where the exhibition “Amazon” is taking place. For over five decades, Salgado has dedicated his life to documenting humanity and nature through photographic expeditions around the world. For this series,…
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Battle of Giants
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This Wednesday, the Meta platform (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) launched its newest app. Threads is the bet on microblogging that promises to dethrone Twitter. It’s no secret that since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform has been losing many users. Positioned by Meta as “a separate space for real-time information and public conversations,” Threads…
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Brazil Removes All Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions for International Travelers
Since May 21, there are no longer any health restrictions related to COVID-19 for entering Brazil. Following the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), as announced by the World Health Organization (WHO), Anvisa no longer requires proof of vaccination or a COVID-19 test to enter the country. Health restrictions for boarding,…
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Island Waterpark – World’s Largest Indoor Oceanfront Waterpark Opens in Atlantic City
The famous boardwalk of Atlantic City will enter a new era this summer with the debut of ISLAND Waterpark at The Showboat Resort. ISLAND Waterpark is the largest indoor oceanfront waterpark in the world. Covering 120,000 square feet and containing over 317,000 gallons of water, the waterpark features 11 slides, including the tube slides Electric…
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The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Is Almost Ready
The world’s largest cruise ship has completed its construction at a shipyard in Finland and has made its first outing to open waters for sea testing, ahead of its expected delivery in November this year. Being a new type of cruise ship, there will be all kinds of new features on board, including a water…