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Brazil Loses Two of Its Greatest Business Minds in the Retail Sector
In just a few days in February, Brazil lost two of its brightest business minds in the retail sector. Luiza Trajano Donato, founder of the retail giant Magazine Luiza, passed away on February 12 at the age of 98, and Abílio Diniz, co-founder of Pão de Açúcar, Brazil’s largest supermarket chain, died on February 18…
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Viradouro is the Champion of Rio Carnival while Mocidade Alegre is the Champion of São Paulo Carnival
In the year that the Marquês de Sapucaí celebrated its 40th anniversary, the samba school Viradouro had the best performance among the 12 samba schools of Rio de Janeiro’s Special Group. This was the school’s third title, with the last one being in 2020. The winning samba-enredo of Viradouro paid homage to the vodun worship…
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Marquês de Sapucaí Completes 40 Years: Discover the History of Rio’s Sambadrome
The Marquês de Sapucaí Sambadrome (the venue where samba schools perform), located in the central region of Rio de Janeiro, celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024. Stage for the grand parades of samba schools during Carnival, the project was conceived by architect and urban planner Oscar Niemeyer and underwent several modifications before reaching its final…
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Heat Does Not Prevent Revelers from Crowding the Streets of Rio de Janeiro
On Tuesday morning, the last official day of carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the thermal sensation in the streets of the city reached 107F. The extreme heat did not stop the ‘cariocas’ (as the residents of Rio are called) and tourists from enjoying the biggest party on Earth. However, hundreds of people fainted and required…
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Welcome to the Year of the Dragon
This year, Saturday, February 10, 2024, marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Each year, the date of the Lunar New Year is determined by the phase of the moon, and the lunar calendar is named after one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac (derived from ancient Chinese folklore). Repeating on a…
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All-Female Theater Company Presents ‘Until Dark’ in NY
Et Alia Theater, an all-female theater company based in New York composed of women from around the world, will present ‘Until Dark’ by Federica Borlenghi, a new play that reflects on sexual consent and the complexities of sisterhood, testing its bonds and limits. The play will be staged at Out of the Box Theatrics (154…
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Brazilian Modernist Architecture is the Theme of Event in New York
The Consulate General of Brazil in New York will hold a lecture by NYU professor Rafael Urano Frajndlich about the Brazilian pavilion at the 1939 World Fair in New York, organized by Oscar Niemeyer and Lúcio Costa, and its impacts on Brazilian Modernist Architecture. Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer brought the lines of Brazilian architecture…
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Under Investigation for Alleged Coup Attempt, Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro Ordered to Surrender Passport
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is one of the targets of the operation ‘Tempus Veritatis’, launched on Thursday (8) by the Federal Police of Brazil to investigate the existence of an alleged criminal organization that attempted a coup d’état. Supreme Federal Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered federal agents to seize Bolsonaro’s passport as part…
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Rio de Janeiro Declares State of Emergency Due to Dengue Cases
The city of Rio de Janeiro declared a state of emergency on Monday (5) due to the increase in hospitalizations for suspected dengue cases, officially recognizing the existence of an epidemic of the disease. Data released on Friday revealed that the city of Rio de Janeiro has already recorded more than 10,000 dengue cases this…
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Brazil Leads the Tourism Sector in South America
The volume of resources left by international tourists in Brazil in 2023 hit a new record — $6.9 billion — placing the country first in South America in sector revenues, according to a ranking of 20 countries released on Monday (5) by UN Tourism. Brazil also ranks second in post-pandemic recovery in the Americas, with…