Category: Arts & Culture
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Disney Loses Young Audience to YouTube
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in Arts & Culture, children, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Movies, TV, United States, Video, WorldDisney is losing its “monopoly on kids” as today’s youth turn to platforms like YouTube for entertainment.
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Shannen Doherty Rebelled Against Cancer by Sharing Her Journey
In an episode of her podcast “Let’s Be Clear,” published on June 23, the actress who brought Brenda Walsh from “Beverly Hills, 90210” to life gave listeners a difficult update about her health: she would be resuming chemotherapy treatment. Still, she offered a bit of positivity even amidst stage IV cancer. “… for the first…
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Rio de Janeiro will have literary tourist routes guided by a mobile app
Gilberto Gil participated in the launch of two literary tourist routes in Rio de Janeiro, guided by mobile apps in multiple languages, showcasing Brazilian literature.
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Quadrilhas Juninas, Popular Folkloric Dance of Brazilian Festivals, Officially Recognized as National Cultural Expression
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As quadrilhas juninas, uma das expressões culturais mais tradicionais e representativas do Brasil, agora se juntam às escolas de samba, ao forró e às próprias festas juninas como ícones celebrados do patrimônio cultural nacional. O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva e a ministra da Cultura Margareth Menezes oficializaram a medida ao sancionar a Lei…
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The Work of Chico Buarque is the Theme of Another Book
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With a career of 58 years, Chico Buarque has composed 537 songs and is the subject of a new book by professor Adélia Bezerra de Meneses, who analyzes his resistant poetry.
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Brazilian Poet Adélia Prado Wins 2024 Camões Prize
Brazilian poet Adélia Prado is the winner of the 2024 edition of the Camões Prize, the most important award for literature in the Portuguese language. The announcement was made on June 26 by the National Library Foundation. The achievement also marks a special week for the author, considered the greatest living Brazilian poet. Six days…
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“The Apprentice”: The Controversial Film About Donald Trump’s Rise in the Business World
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Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi is directing “The Apprentice,” a drama about the rise of the 45th president of the United States in the New York real estate business during the 1970s and 1980s. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20 and has yet to be released in the…
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Lula Will Allow Casinos in Brazil
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Politics, TourismBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday (June 21) that he will sanction the bill that legalizes casinos and gambling in Brazil. In his view, however, this is not “what will save the country” in terms of revenue and job creation. In an interview with Rádio Meio Norte in Teresina, in the…
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Lula Says He Will Legalize Casinos and Gambling
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in Arts & Culture, Brazil, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Politics, TourismPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated this Friday (21) that he is likely to sanction the bill proposing the legalization of casinos and gambling, such as bingo and jogo do bicho, in Brazil. However, for Lula, this is not “what will save the country” in terms of revenue and job creation. In an interview…
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Ballet Arizona has a Brazilian Artistic Director
Ballet Arizona announced its new artistic director, the internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer, director, and arts leader, Daniela Cardim, who will be the first woman to hold the position and the fourth artistic director of the organization, succeeding the 24 years of leadership of Ib Andersen. “I am thrilled and honored to have been chosen as the next artistic…