Category: Destaque
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Nonprofit Organization Inspires Brazilian Women Entrepreneurs
The Brazilian nonprofit organization “Mais Unidos” has partnered with the U.S. government to help women in Brazil learn to finance, market, sell, plan, and expand a business through the State Department’s program “Academy for Women Entrepreneurs*” (AWE). Launched in 2019, the AWE program provides women entrepreneurs with knowledge, networks, and access to launch or create…
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WELCOME, VIOLETA!
Produced by Rodrigo Teixeira (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME), the Psychological Thriller featuring Darío Grandinetti (TALK TO HER) and Débora Falabella, is an emotional portrait of the creative process and the lengths one is willing to go for their art Welcome, Violeta! (Bem-vinda, Violeta!), the second feature film by Brazilian director and screenwriter Fernando…
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Monkeypox Spreads Worldwide: Why Scientists Are on Alert
More than 120 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease rarely detected outside Africa, have been reported in at least 11 non-African countries last week. The emergence of the virus in separate populations around the world, in places where it does not usually appear, has alarmed scientists — and led them to…
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Main airports in the Northeast surpass pre-pandemic figures in the first quarter
Some of the main boarding and disembarking points for tourists in the country and the world, the airports of Maceió (AL), Recife (PE), and Juazeiro do Norte (CE) have surpassed passenger traffic from the pre-pandemic period. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Tourism and released this Wednesday (04.05), the terminals in the…
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Hawaii Eases Restrictions and Prepares to Welcome Tourists Back
Many people are keeping an eye on Hawaii’s reopening process for tourists. Since March 2020, a mandatory 15-day quarantine was required for anyone arriving on the island, but now this measure has been relaxed, allowing travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test conducted by a state-approved company. For updated information on restrictions, visit Hawaii Travel…
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Combating the ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of Gender-Based Violence
The United States is intensifying its efforts to end the scourge of gender-based violence at home and around the world. This work is especially important, given that reported cases of physical and sexual violence against women and girls have dramatically increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem has been termed the “shadow pandemic.” In the…
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NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Releases 5th Annual Report, Highlighting Demographic Data and Office Impact in 2021
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro today released MOIA’s 2021 Report on the city’s immigrant population and the office’s activities. The report highlights the impact of MOIA and showcases the work done to respond to the challenges that many immigrant New Yorkers faced during calendar year 2021. Throughout the year,…
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Rio Beyond Carnival
The recent cancellation of the block parties, which represent the street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and the postponement of the parades at Marquês de Sapucaí, may disappoint tourists who were already packing their bags to enjoy the charms of the Marvelous City. However, despite the great importance that the Carnival festivities represent, undoubtedly one…
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Exhibition Dancing With Colors by Cecilia André
Few things are more abstract than light, and yet so dramatically objective. It creates each color of the prism as a fraction of itself. It makes the world visible. Cecilia André has spent years chasing light to create art, which has led her to develop an seemingly oxymoronic vision, both so prosaic and yet exceptional:…
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Rosa Passos and Her Quartet, July 14 to 16 @ Lincoln Center, NYC
Rosa Passos, the great Brazilian singer, has an immaculate and delicate voice, and she uses it in a mesmerizing way… She sang a series of sumptuous ballads in such a way that their melodies seemed illuminated from within. She also flirted with samba, adopting an airy and translucent cadence. Her concert was a study in…