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evoluSHEIN x Anitta Offers a Complete Range of Styles with Sustainable Materials
SHEIN, a global e-commerce retailer of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products, announced that it has teamed up with global pop star Anitta to launch evoluSHEIN x Anitta, the first product collaboration featured in SHEIN’s evoluSHEIN by Design initiative, which has accelerated the use of more sustainable materials and responsible manufacturing practices across the company. SHEIN…
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Global Economy on Precarious Ground Amid High Interest Rates
Global growth has sharply slowed, and the risk of financial stress in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) is intensifying amid high global interest rates, according to the latest Global Economic Prospects report from the World Bank. Global growth is expected to slow from 3.1% in 2022 to 2.1% in 2023. In EMDEs excluding China,…
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LGBT Pride Month
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LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebrating and commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride, observed in the Western world. Pride Month began after the Stonewall riots, a series of protests for gay liberation in 1969, and has since spread beyond the U.S. Modern Pride Month both honors the LGBT…
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Brazilian Film on Indigenous Resistance Wins Award at Cannes
The Brazilian feature film A Flor do Buriti (Flor do Buriti), produced by Brazilian Renée Nader Messora and Portuguese João Salaviza, won an award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in France. It received the Prix D’ensemble in the “Un Certain Regard” section. The film, a production of Entre Filmes, which premiered on May 23,…
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Festas Juninas Recognized as an Expression of Brazilian Culture
At the beginning of this year, Brazil approved a law officially recognizing the festas juninas as an expression of the country’s national culture. These events, which pay homage to the Catholic saints Santo Antônio, São João, and São Pedro, are deeply rooted in Brazilian tradition and are celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the country. According…
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WHO Praises Brazil’s Leadership Towards Ending Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the new decree from Brazil’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, regarding the creation of the Interministerial Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and Other Socially Determined Diseases (CIEDS). “Brazil has made rapid progress in the last six months by bringing together nine ministries to prioritize the end of…
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Google removes game Slavery Simulator after racist outrage in Brazil
Google removed a game app that allowed players to buy, sell, and torture virtual black “slaves” following a racist outcry in Brazil. Named “Slavery Simulator,” the game in Portuguese allowed players to trade slaves and devise strategies to prevent the abolition of slavery in order to accumulate virtual wealth. The Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that…
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Rio de Janeiro to Host G20 Summit in 2024
Rio de Janeiro will host the G20 summit in November 2024, with the participation of 20 members and 10 invited nations.
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Brazil to Host COP30 Climate Summit in the Amazon in 2025
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced via social media that the city of Belém, located in the state of Pará, will be the host of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in 2025. Lula stated: “It will be an honor for Brazil to welcome…
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Orlando Announces 74 Million Visitors in 2022, Remaining the No. 1 Travel Destination in the U.S.
Visit Orlando, the Official Tourism Association for Orlando, announced 74 million annual visitors in 2022. With a 25% increase in the number of visitors compared to 2021, Orlando maintains its leading position as the most visited destination in America. By reaching 74 million visitors in 2022, Orlando achieved 98% of pre-pandemic levels (2019). “Last year proved to be a key recovery period…