Category: Brazil
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Obesity Alters the Brain, with No ‘Sign of Reversibility,’ Study Finds
A new study reveals that obesity may impair the brain’s ability to recognize fullness, with changes persisting even after significant weight loss.
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Do You Need These 4 Types of Insurance?
Are you the type of person who thinks that when it comes to insurance, it’s always worth buying in case something happens? The truth is that there are certain types of insurance that are rarely used or cost more to purchase than they pay out in an emergency. Therefore, experts recommend a more rigorous evaluation…
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WhatsApp Follows Telegram’s Path and Gains Channels
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WhatsApp may be the most popular messaging app in the world, but from now on it will no longer be just an ‘App’ for keeping in touch with friends and family.
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Astrud Gilberto, The Smooth Voice of ‘Girl From Ipanema’, Dies at 83
Astrud Gilberto, whose smooth and sexy voice in “Girl From Ipanema” helped make Brazilian bossa nova a success in the United States in the 1960s, died on Monday. She was 83 years old.
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LGBT Pride Month
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LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically June, dedicated to celebrating and commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride, observed in the Western world. Pride Month began after the Stonewall riots, a series of protests for gay liberation in 1969, and has since spread beyond the U.S. Modern Pride Month both honors the LGBT…
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Brazilian Film on Indigenous Resistance Wins Award at Cannes
The Brazilian feature film A Flor do Buriti (Flor do Buriti), produced by Brazilian Renée Nader Messora and Portuguese João Salaviza, won an award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in France. It received the Prix D’ensemble in the “Un Certain Regard” section. The film, a production of Entre Filmes, which premiered on May 23,…
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Festas Juninas Recognized as an Expression of Brazilian Culture
At the beginning of this year, Brazil approved a law officially recognizing the festas juninas as an expression of the country’s national culture. These events, which pay homage to the Catholic saints Santo Antônio, São João, and São Pedro, are deeply rooted in Brazilian tradition and are celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the country. According…
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WHO Praises Brazil’s Leadership Towards Ending Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the new decree from Brazil’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, regarding the creation of the Interministerial Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and Other Socially Determined Diseases (CIEDS). “Brazil has made rapid progress in the last six months by bringing together nine ministries to prioritize the end of…
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Google removes game Slavery Simulator after racist outrage in Brazil
Google removed a game app that allowed players to buy, sell, and torture virtual black “slaves” following a racist outcry in Brazil. Named “Slavery Simulator,” the game in Portuguese allowed players to trade slaves and devise strategies to prevent the abolition of slavery in order to accumulate virtual wealth. The Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that…
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Rio de Janeiro to Host G20 Summit in 2024
Rio de Janeiro will host the G20 summit in November 2024, with the participation of 20 members and 10 invited nations.