Category: Entertainment
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Summer Has Yet to Start, But Tourists Are Already Flooding Europe
In many parts of Europe, the summer tourism frenzy has already begun. The European Travel Commission forecasts strong demand for holidays in Europe in 2023, with nearly half of all destinations on the continent expecting a return of over 80% of 2019 figures, the pre-pandemic period. According to travel insurer Allianz Partners, the number of…
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Travelers Ranked Hotels in These Three U.S. Cities as the Worst
Travelers planning to visit Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), Atlantic City (New Jersey), or Virginia Beach (Virginia) should evaluate their hotel options with great caution. A recent survey by Planetware studied 7.8 million reviews from TripAdvisor to determine the cities with the worst hotel quality in the country. Based on feedback from TripAdvisor users, about one…
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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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How Lionel Messi’s Signing Will Affect Soccer in the U.S.
Lionel Messi, one of the greatest soccer players in history, is coming to Inter Miami after rejecting a $500 million offer from Saudi Arabia and pressure to return to FC Barcelona, where he spent the first 21 years of his career. Messi has a vacation home in South Florida, frequently visits the city, and has…
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Astrud Gilberto, The Smooth Voice of ‘Girl From Ipanema’, Dies at 83
Astrud Gilberto, whose smooth and sexy voice in “Girl From Ipanema” helped make Brazilian bossa nova a success in the United States in the 1960s, died on Monday. She was 83 years old.
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Disney Plus, Netflix, Max: How to Ease Streaming Service Charges
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As taxas de compartilhamento de conta da Netflix chegaram, o relançamento da HBO Max como Max introduziu um novo valor de assinatura (US$ 20). Com uma onda de novos custos e aumentos nos preços dos serviços de streaming (como o plano de US$73 do YouTube TV), streaming está começando a se tornar um luxo. Se…
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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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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…