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U.S. Students Lack Basic Financial Literacy Skills
Results from the latest round of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), show that 22 percent of 15-year-old students in the U.S. lack basic financial literacy skills. Results from the latest round of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), released by the National Center…
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100 Healthy Years – Are Children Ready?
With the continuous increase in global life expectancy, statistics from the World Health Organization show that today’s children are likely to be the first to live to 100 years. But living 100 healthy years – with vitality and mobility – and the challenge of equipping children for this was the theme of the second annual…
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Leave a Legacy Your Loved Ones Will Appreciate
Recently, three acquaintances lost their respective husbands. I saw them struggling not only to cope with grief but also with the practicalities of life. Seeing their pain from not knowing how to access bank accounts and find important information motivated me to take action. By following the steps outlined below, you can help your loved…
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It’s Time to Celebrate Brazil!
September is approaching. And everyone who loves Brazil and admires Brazilian culture knows it’s time for the biggest party in New York. The 33rd edition of BR Day NY will take place on September 3rd, the Sunday before Labor Day, on 6th Avenue, between 42nd and 57th Streets, and Little Brazil (46th Street), from 11…
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Brazil Will Face Climate Change “Vigorously”
In the same month that President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Brazil’s President Michel Temer reinforced Brazil’s commitment to environmental preservation by signing a decree that officially publishes the Paris Agreement in Brazil. With this act, the agreement becomes part of Brazilian legislation. “Brazil will…
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Concord Jazz Releases Sinatra & Jobim @ 50 by John Pizzarelli
Two of John Pizzarelli’s greatest influences, Frank Sinatra and bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, joined forces in 1967 to present a softer and more sensual side of Sinatra, shortly after “That’s Life” and “Strangers in the Night.” Half a century later, John Pizzarelli is celebrating this unique meeting with his Concord Jazz release on…
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Brazil Sets Nutrition Goals
Brazil has become the first country to make commitments as part of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016–2025. Brazil’s 3 commitments, to be achieved by 2019, are as follows: • Stop the growth of the adult obesity rate (currently at 20.8%) • Reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among adults by at least…
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The Art of Grupo Frente on Display in NY
Galerie Lelong is presenting an exhibition of Grupo Frente until August 5, 2017, in New York. It is the first in-depth exhibition in the U.S. of the historic group of artists based in Rio de Janeiro. It includes works by Lygia Clark, Hélio Oiticica, Abraham Palatnik, Lygia Pape, and Ivan Serpa, and sheds light on…
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Brazil Wants to Be an Event Destination
An initiative of the Brazil Convention & Visitors Bureaux (BRC&VB), the Brazilian Events Bank will register itinerant international events and destinations interested in hosting these events according to the demand presented. Since its launch in 2016, the bank has already registered 115 destinations. With the information provided by event organizers – attractions of interest, number…
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Delta Air Lines expands connectivity between Rio and NY
Delta Air Lines continues to expand its connections between Brazil and the United States with a new nonstop flight between Rio de Janeiro and New York-JFK. Delta will connect the two cities with a daily service, starting southbound on December 21, 2017, and northbound the following day. The airline’s strategic alliance with GOL Linhas Aéreas…