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Largest Reforestation Project to Be Carried Out in the Amazon
Conservation International (CI) is participating in a massive reforestation effort in the Brazilian Amazon region. A multimillion-dollar, 6-year project will restore 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon by 2023. Covering 30,000 hectares of land, equivalent to the size of 30,000 football fields and nearly 70,000 acres, the project is the largest tropical forest restoration…
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Congress discusses ages of criminal responsibility
Whenever a shocking crime is reported in the media in Brazil, social networks fill with calls for tougher punishment laws. This is especially true when the suspects are teenagers. Given the high level of violence in Brazil, it is understandable that many people feel unsafe. And it makes perfect sense that they demand more actions…
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Majority of Women Unaware of Early Signs of Breast Cancer
Only two in five people (42%) feel confident in recognizing changes in their breasts that could be a sign of cancer, according to a new survey of 19,000 respondents conducted by Avon Products, Inc. The results also show that there is a knowledge gap among women worldwide regarding the symptoms of breast cancer and how…
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Brazilian Rides to Raise Money for Homeless Youth
Fernando de Andrade was once homeless, living on the streets of the eighth largest city in the world, São Paulo, Brazil. He participated in the Race to the Rock, cycling over 3,000 km from Albany, Western Australia, to Uluru in the Northern Territory, to raise funds to help young people living on the streets in…
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Why You Should Talk About Retirement
More than half of Generation X and 40 percent of baby boomers have never given their children advice on retirement planning, according to a new study by the North American Company for Life and Health Insurance. An industry leader in retirement claims that this lack of discussion about financial matters can have a significant impact…
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3rd Annual International Choro Festival
From November 9 to 12, 2017, those who appreciate the genuine sound of Brazilian instrumental music will have the opportunity to enjoy the 3rd Annual “International Choro Festival” in New York City. The Brazilian Music Foundation (BMF), in partnership with Asuos Productions, will present the III Annual International Choro Festival (ChoroFest), featuring a variety of…
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Brazilian Teen Opens Bridal Week at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week is one of the most iconic events filled with celebrities that the city has to offer. Hundreds of models, designers, and industry moguls flock to NYFW to see what Fall 2017 will bring. And for the Bridal Week at NYFW, many potential brides pay close attention to the silhouettes, embroidery, and…
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Experience the Heart of the Amazon Rainforest
Inaugurated in October at the California Science Center, Amazon Adventure 3D will allow you to live the heart of the Amazon rainforest and follow the extraordinary journey of the naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates – the most influential scientist you’ve ever heard of. The film follows Bates, who provided “the beautiful proof” to Charles…
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The Romance that Captivated Brazil, Now in English
It captivated Brazil when it was first published in 2000. It quickly became a best-seller, both for the gripping saga of the Werck Family, cursed supernaturally, and for the remarkable way the book came to be. The author Valéria Lopes received the epic story as a gift from her spiritual guide Andorra so that she…
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José Leonilson: Empty Man Inaugurated at Americas Society
In the 1980s, when the world reverberated with the shockwaves caused by AIDS, Brazilian artist José Leonilson (1957–1993) adapted the political discourse of the epidemic into a metaphysical rumination. His work offers a pantheon of symbols, poetics, and patterns, tracing in personal terms the odyssey of a disease that provoked fear, confusion, and panic. Americas…