Category: Brazil
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Jennifer O’Neill, American Star of the Hit Film ‘Summer 42’ Has a Brazilian Soul
You have probably seen her on TV, especially as the spokesperson for the CoverGirl cosmetics line, but you might not have imagined that she is a Brazilian born in Rio de Janeiro. Model, actress, internationally acclaimed film and television star; producer, author, activist, mother of three, and grandmother of four, Jennifer O’Neill left Brazil at…
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The New Profile of Brazilian Immigrants in the USA
According to data from the Itamaraty in 2017, approximately 1 million Brazilians reside in the United States. Of these, about 250,000 are from Minas Gerais, making the state responsible for no less than 25% of the immigrants leaving Brazil to start a new life in America. There are several factors that help explain this historic…
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Brazilian Culture for Americans Through Its Children’s Books
The Rio de Janeiro author of children’s books in the United States, Ana Crespo, is launching a project called Lia & Luís: Who Has More? which won the Mathical Book Prize from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) in the PreK category. The story is about twins Lia and Luís, who try to figure out…
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Enough of Kim Kardashian – the next generation of influencers will be 100% digital
When it comes to the world of social media and engagement with retail, nothing receives more attention in the press than the so-called influencers – those who make headlines with every social media post and can generate controversy with a simple Tweet. The biggest names in global rankings in terms of followers are, of course,…
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Fernanda Montenegro: an international talent
Here in Rio de Janeiro, in August 2019, Globo chose her to present the gifts and give the opening speech for its new studios. It was in Jacarepaguá, the MG4 studios, now the largest studios in Latin America. Not by chance was this great actress chosen, who, in addition to her various works at the…
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Emotional Contagion
In addition to the constantly recommended care aimed at the resumption of school spaces, technically justified, it is important to observe that new perspectives need to be exercised, aiming at the harmonization and development of interpersonal relationships, fundamental for both socio-emotional aspects and the group characteristics required by the BNCC. Although the learning process has…
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Smoking, extinguish this addiction
The smoke from a cigarette is as harmful as that expelled by a car’s exhaust. While the exhaust releases between 30 to 80 thousand ppm (parts per million) of carbon monoxide, the cigarette emits between 20 to 60 thousand ppm. In January 2006, the California Air Resources Board, a U.S. state considered a benchmark in…
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Flirtatious Girls or Flirt Dolls, the Young Women at the Window
The story has surprisingly deep origins from the colonial times of the state of Minas Gerais. It features young women who, after their household chores, would often sit by the window and look out onto the street at an unspecified point. At the same time, they flirted with the men passing by on the street.…
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Keep an Eye on Brazil’s Booming Tech Sector
Brazilian humor is often a window into the clearer vision of the Brazilian psyche. A good joke told in a buteco or pé sujo, the corner bars where Brazilians gather for a beer at the end of the afternoon, is a great way for foreigners to grasp what Brazilians really think about big and small…
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It is from a young age that we learn
It has been quite some time since many parents, to compensate for the little time they have for their children, have started to exchange hugs and kisses for sweets, soft drinks, snacks… And what was supposed to be a gesture of love ends up creating a vicious cycle that persists throughout childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.…