Category: Brazil
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Global Educational Performance Declines in 2022
The eighth round of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, originally scheduled for 2021 and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is the first large-scale study with data on how the pandemic affected student performance. The PISA 2022 tested nearly 700,000 15-year-old students in 81 OECD member countries and partner economies in…
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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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About 95% of Brazilian children aged 9–17 are internet users
About 95% of Brazilian children aged 9 to 17 access the internet, according to a survey by TIC Kids Online Brasil.
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Summer in Brazil Will Be ‘Super’ Hot Thanks to El Niño
Brazil has recently experienced a severe heatwave that has broken records and caused widespread discomfort and even health problems for many residents. The heatwave began in mid-November and has persisted for several weeks, with temperatures in some parts of the country reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit). This is well above the…
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Brazil of the Future: Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability
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As a new year approaches and after a year in which Brazil has reassumed a more relevant position on the international stage, there is a window of opportunity for reforms that will shape Brazil’s development in the coming decades. This is what the report “Brazil of the Future: Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability,” published by…
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Brazil wins the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2023
Brazil received the silver award in the Nature and Wildlife category at the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2023 – one of the most prestigious tourism awards in the UK. Awarded last month at a ceremony at the British Museum, it reflects Embratur’s focus on ecotourism initiatives. “It was a special moment for us, where we…
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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…
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Cais do Valongo Historic Site in Rio Reopens After Restoration
The archaeological site of Cais do Valongo, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, reopened in November after restoration that cost R$ 2 million. Recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site since 2017, the location was the main point of arrival for enslaved Africans in the Americas.
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Natura &Co to Sell The Body Shop
Natura &Co announced that it has reached an agreement to sell The Body Shop to the international private equity group Aurelius, marking a new step in the Group’s strategy to simplify and refocus its operations. With the transaction, Natura &Co will continue its push to refocus on its strategic priorities, notably accelerating the integration of…