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Don’t Let Your Personal Data End Up on the Dark Web
Consumers today provide personal information all the time – from online purchases to signing up for special promotional offers and filling out job applications. However, there are millions of identity theft victims each year, and when their information is stolen by a cybercriminal, it is likely to be sold on the dark web. Your Social…
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Millennial Women vs. Men: Different Financial Habits
As the saying goes, “men are from Mars, women are from Venus.” But when it comes to how each gender handles their finances, the two groups could very well be from different universes, according to the results of the recent PNC Investments Millennials & Investing Survey. The survey reveals that millennial men and women have…
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A Green and Yellow Day
Sunday, September 2, will mark the 34th annual Brazilian Day in New York. They made it easy to know the dates because it has always been on the Sunday before Labor Day. For the past 33 years, this festival/show has attracted Brazilians from all over the world in celebration of Brazil’s Independence Day. It is…
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United Airlines and BACC Travel Cheering for Brazil
The partnership between United Airlines and BACC Travel goes beyond business. Both the United team and the BACC team are football fans and last month they watched one of Brazil’s matches in the FIFA World Cup together. On this occasion, Juan Pablo Francos (photo), Sales Manager at United Airlines, raffled off two official jerseys of…
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Summer in NY: A Summer of Brazilian Cinema
Celebrating the releases in theaters of three highly acclaimed Brazilian films and the realization of two special cinema series, Cinema Tropical, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, launched the special initiative Summer in New York: A Summer of Brazilian Cinema to celebrate the revitalized cinema of the largest country in…
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Brazil Saves Record Number of Lives
A survey conducted by the Brazilian Government shows that the number of organ donors has reached record numbers. The data was collected from the Brazilian Association of Organ Transplantation (ABTO) and shows that the country is experiencing the best donation scenario in 20 years. In 2016, there were 25,000 transplants, while in 2017 this number…
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US Wants to Launch Satellites from Brazil
The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, visited Brasília at the end of June for bilateral meetings with Brazilian President Michel Temer and other government officials.One of the original objectives of Pence’s trip to Brazil was to strengthen trade relations between the two nations. However, negotiations regarding a possible authorization from Brazil to…
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Brazilian Students Have an Opportunity in the USA
The U.S. Embassy announced that applications for the 17th annual Young Ambassadors Program, a three-week exchange program in the United States, are open until August 12. Public high school students aged 15 to 18, with leadership profiles and volunteer service in their communities, outstanding academic performance, and a good level of English, are invited to…
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Brazil: Key Player in Feeding the World
One certainty about the future of humanity is that it will continue to grow. The UN estimates that there will be 9.5 billion people on the planet by 2050. How will we feed all these people? Whatever the answer, there is another certainty: Brazil will play a crucial role in this global effort. “The growing…
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Machado de Assis in English
A classic master of Brazilian and world literature, Machado de Assis is receiving well-deserved recognition in the United States, thanks to the release of “Collected Stories of Machado de Assis” by Liveright. The 930-page book brings together for the first time in English all the stories written by Machado during his lifetime. Machado de Assis…