Category: Arts & Culture
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Glicéria Tupinambá becomes the first Indigenous artist to represent Brazil alone at the Venice Biennale
Glicéria Tupinambá will represent Brazil at the Venice Biennale in 2024, becoming the first Indigenous artist to occupy the country’s pavilion alone.
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Welcome 2024!
Predicting the future is always complicated, but here are some key events and trends in 2024 that deserve special attention:Geopolitics U.S. Presidential Election: 2024 marks the next U.S. presidential election, and with a potentially divided Congress and ongoing global tensions, the race is expected to be highly contested and have significant implications for domestic and…
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Love by Britto – First Dining Experience Inspired by Art Premiering on the Sun Princess
In a groundbreaking collaboration of its kind, Princess Cruises has announced that it is joining forces with Romero Britto, the world-renowned artist known for his bold, colorful, and joyful style, and a global advocate for happiness, to create Love by Britto, an art-inspired dining experience that celebrates the essence of “Love” aboard the Sun Princess.…
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Northeastern Fair of São Cristóvão in Rio Becomes State Heritage
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The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, sanctioned a law in November that designates the ‘Centro Luiz Gonzaga de Tradições Nordestinas’ as a Historical, Touristic, Cultural, and Gastronomic heritage of the State of Rio. The project, authored by state deputy Tia Ju, was approved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de…
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Dona Beija
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Legend has it that Dona Beija was one of the most beautiful women of the Brazilian Empire. She enchanted men and infuriated women, became the name of a book, a soap opera character, and gained an almost folkloric status in Brazilian history. 146 years after her death, the story of Dona Beija still captivates those…
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“Peach Fuzz” Will Be the Color of 2024
Pantone has revealed that “Peach Fuzz” will be the color of the year for 2024, following the reign of “Viva Magenta” in 2023. In the announcement, Pantone stated that Peach Fuzz is “a sincere peach tone that brings a feeling of tenderness and communicates a message of love, sharing, community, and collaboration.” “In the search…
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Time Magazine Names Taylor Swift as 2023 Person of the Year
Global music icon Taylor Swift has been making headlines all year, and now she is gracing the cover of Time Magazine as the Person of the Year for 2023. Swift has long been one of the biggest musical artists in the world and a wealthy entrepreneur, leading an entertainment empire that has peaked at $1…
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Cosmic Shelter: Hélio Oiticica and Neville D’Almeida’s Private Cosmococas
In the mid-1960s, Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica [1937-1980] began adopting joyfully transgressive modes of performance, film, and installation to advocate for marginalized people and their culture. Created in collaboration with Brazilian filmmaker Neville D’Almeida [b.1941] while Oiticica was self-exiled in New York during the 1970s, the original series of five installations Bloco-Experiências em Cosmococa–Programa in…
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DNA of Crime: 1st Brazilian Police Action Series on Netflix
The series “DNA of Crime” recently premiered in Netflix’s catalog. Created by Heitor Dhalia and Leonardo Levis, and based on real criminal events, the narrative follows a group of federal agents as they unravel a monumental robbery on the Brazilian border with Paraguay. The protagonists of this project are played by actors Maeve Jinkings and…
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If You Want to Warm Up for Carnival, ‘Cidade do Samba’ is the Right Place for You
Following the same exploratory tour, the Carnival Experience, promoted by the Samba School Grande Rio, opens its workshop for visitors who want to learn a bit more about the creation and production of a parade, long before it takes place at the Sambódromo da Marquês de Sapucaí (next year, it will occur from February 9…