Category: Arts & Culture
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Actress and Comedian Berta Loran Dies at 99 in Rio
Actress Berta Loran died on Sunday night (28), at 99 years old, in a private hospital located in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she arrived in Brazil as a child and established herself as one of the great names in national humor, with more than seven decades…
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Spring has arrived in Brazil!
With the arrival of the flower season, the Tourism News Agency highlights places that are true nature and knowledge refuges across the country’s five regions. Spring has arrived, and with it, the colors and scents that transform Brazil’s landscapes. The season, which officially begins this Monday (22/09), reinforces the invitation to connect with one of…
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Cinema Legend Claudia Cardinale Dies at 87
Claudia Cardinale, glamorous symbol of post-war Italian cinema who had a long and varied acting career in film and theater, died at 87, according to AFP and other French media outlets. Born in Tunisia to a family of Sicilian origin, Cardinale was introduced to the world of cinema in 1957 after winning a beauty contest…
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The Many Chicos, but Only One Anysio: Chico Anysio
“Humor is the brother of poetry, humor is what denounces, I have no possibility of fixing anything, but I have the obligation to denounce everything, humor is everything, even funny.” – Chico Anysio Francisco “Chico” Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho was a Brazilian comedian, actor, radio actor, producer, announcer, screenwriter, writer, voice actor, presenter, composer,…
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In Michelangelo’s Marble, David Reveals the Strength of the Human
On September 8, 1504, Florence received from Michelangelo the David, a sculpture that transcends marble to symbolize human strength and courage against the giants of oppression.
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In Michelangelo’s Marble, David Reveals the Strength of the Human
On September 8, 1504, in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, Florence received a gift for eternity. A twenty-six-year-old man named Michelangelo Buonarroti delivered to the republic a sculpture that would cease to be mere stone and become a universal language: the David. There stood the human body raised in its maximum moral tension, ready…
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“The Secret Agent” Will Represent Brazil at the 2026 Oscars
The Brazilian Academy of Cinema announced on Monday (Sept. 15) that the film The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto in the original), by Kléber Mendonça Filho, will be Brazil’s representative at the 2026 Oscars in the Best International Feature category. With actor Wagner Moura in the lead role, the film is set in 1977, during…
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What to Do So Children Develop Healthy Restlessness
Children between four and seven years old watch more than two hours of television per day. To acquire reading habits, it is essential for parents and children to read together. “I have no special talents,” Albert Einstein used to say, “I am only passionately curious.” If there was something in life that Einstein considered fundamental,…
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Robert Redford, Hollywood icon and environmental activist, dies in the US
Actor and director Robert Redford, one of the greatest names in the history of American cinema, passed away in his sleep on the morning of this Tuesday (16), at 89 years old, in his home in Utah, United States. The information was confirmed by his press office. The cause of death was not disclosed. Redford…
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Cinema Star and Visionary Robert Redford Dies at 89
Cinema star and cinematic visionary Robert Redford died at his home in Utah on Tuesday. He was 89 years old. Inevitably, one word comes up when discussing Robert Redford: golden. Redford shone in more than 80 films, many of them classics. His life included decades of activism and the founding of the Sundance Institute, which…