Category: Education
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In Michelangelo’s Marble, David Reveals the Strength of the Human
On September 8, 1504, in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, Florence received a gift for eternity. A twenty-six-year-old man named Michelangelo Buonarroti delivered to the republic a sculpture that would cease to be mere stone and become a universal language: the David. There stood the human body raised in its maximum moral tension, ready…
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Seven out of every 10 high school students in Brazil use generative AI for research
Seven out of every ten Brazilian high school students who use the internet employ generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, to conduct school research. Despite this, few of them (only 32% of the total) have received any guidance at school on how to use this technology safely and responsibly. The information…
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What to Do So Children Develop Healthy Restlessness
Children between four and seven years old watch more than two hours of television per day. To acquire reading habits, it is essential for parents and children to read together. “I have no special talents,” Albert Einstein used to say, “I am only passionately curious.” If there was something in life that Einstein considered fundamental,…
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Embratur Launches Guide on Racial Equality in Tourism
Embratur and CAF launch a practical guide on racial equality in tourism, promoting afrotourism to foster inclusion and align with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Rosana Paulino: The Creation of the Creatures of Day and Night
Rosana Paulino’s practice encompasses drawing, painting, suturing, engraving, collage, sculpture, and installation. Her work prioritizes social, ethnic, and gender issues, with particular care in exploring the enduring legacy of slavery and the history of racial and gender violence in Brazil. The artist weaves personal, scientific, and historical archives into her work, using these materials to…
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Craftsman and Viola Player Keep Viola de Cocho Tradition Alive in the Pantanal
Recognized as Brazil’s intangible cultural heritage since 2004, the viola de cocho is one of the most authentic symbols of the Pantanal region’s identity. Carved from a single wooden log, the instrument features in manifestations such as cururu and siriri, songs and dances that span generations in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. The…
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Proportion of Brazilians living alone grows 52% in 12 years
The proportion of Brazilians living alone jumped 52% in 12 years. In 2024, 18.6% of households were inhabited by just one person – approximately one in every five. In 2012, this share was 12.2%. In 2012, Brazil had 61.2 million households, 7.5 million of which had one resident. In 2024, households totaled 77.3 million, 14.4…
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Writer Luis Fernando Verissimo dies at 88
The Gaucho writer Luis Fernando Verissimo, 88, died in the early hours of this Saturday (30) after complications from a severe case of pneumonia. He had been hospitalized since August 11 in an intensive care unit (ICU) at Hospital Moinhos de Vento in Porto Alegre. The wake will be at the Legislative Assembly of Rio…
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See the tips for protecting children and adolescents on social media
The complaints made by influencer Felca Bress, in a video published last week, brought into focus the risks that social networks pose to children and adolescents and how there is no regulation on the use of images of minors in these virtual spaces. The scenes exposed by Felca shocked and provoked reactions from the National…
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Child Abuse Reports in Brazil Surge 114% After Video
The number of reports of explicit material depicting children and adolescents collected by the online human rights NGO SaferNet surged 114% since influencer and comedian Felipe Bressanim Pereira, widely known as Felca, described how content creators make money by exploiting minors in sexualized scenarios. In the video, which has amassed over 38 million views, Felca…