Category: Brazil
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Healing Leaves: The Myth of Orisha Ossanhe by Luzia Castaneda
“The work began in the Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 2020. I was painting and a leaf fell onto my watercolor – it was a calling. Throughout the following year, I explored different forests in the U.S. and Brazil, searching for leaves that could create a wonderful beauty over my watercolor, and then…
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“O Arado Torto”: The New Book by Itamar Vieira Junior
Acclaimed as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this best-seller’s unique blend of magic and social realism has earned it three literary awards and global acclaim. ‘I heard our grandmother asking what we were doing. “Say something!”, she demanded, threatening to rip our tongues out. Little did she know that one…
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Survey: Farmers Observe Significant Impacts of Climate Change on Their Farms
71% of farmers say that climate change is already having a significant impact on their farms, and even more are concerned about the future.
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Ipanema Welcomes Latin Pop Icon Shakira as Brand Ambassador
Ipanema, a renowned Brazilian footwear brand, announces an exciting partnership with the influential icon of Latin pop culture, Shakira. Shakira becomes the face of Ipanema in the upcoming Spring Summer 2024 in Brazil, starring in an exclusive global campaign for the brand’s Sempre Nova collection, which features a variety of classic Ipanema styles at the forefront of…
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More than 100 dolphins found dead in the Brazilian Amazon
At the end of winter and the beginning of spring in Brazil, more than 100 dolphins have been found dead along the banks of the rivers in the Brazilian Amazon amid a severe drought in the region. The majority of the dolphins were found in Lake Tefé, reported CNN, which is a branch of the…
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In October, Brazil Presides Over the UN Security Council
Brazil assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a one-month term at the beginning of October. Among the main themes to be advocated by the country is the importance of bilateral, regional, and multilateral institutions to prevent, resolve, and mediate conflicts. The Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira will preside over a…
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USA and Brazil Celebrate 20 Years of Health Partnership
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA celebrated 20 years of partnership with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. In these two decades, over 37 million dollars have been invested in programs in Brazil to combat diseases. More than half of these funds have…
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Witches of the Past, Present, and Halloween
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Today seen as a symbol of evil and represented by frightening images, these women were once considered guardians of life and death, playing an essential role in European peasant communities during the Middle Ages. Witch. What image comes to your mind when you read that word? It is not uncommon to imagine the witch as…
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Lula and Biden Launch Partnership for Workers’ Rights
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, launched a partnership to promote “decent work.” They reaffirmed their mutual commitment to workers’ rights by signing a protocol in a groundbreaking initiative between the two countries. The initiative aims to combat precarious work through unions. “We don’t want just one class…