Category: Geral
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Does Brazil Celebrate Thanksgiving?
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Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that originated in England and was brought to the Americas by European settlers. It is now a national holiday in the United States and Canada, and is also celebrated in other countries around the world, such as Grenada, Liberia, Saint Lucia, Australia (Norfolk Island), the Netherlands (Leiden), the Philippines, and…
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New Year’s Eve in Brazil? Start Planning Now!
New Year’s Eve 2023 in Brazil is expected to attract millions of people across the country. The most popular destination for New Year’s Eve, as the eve of the New Year is known in Brazil, is Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, where over 2 million people are expected to gather to watch the midnight…
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Pratt Manhattan Gallery presents: “Amazonia”
Amazonia is based on the premise that environmental issues require ecological knowledge as well as cultural articulation. Berta Sichel, curator; and Patricia Capa, assistant curator, draw much of the conceptual structure of this project from the book Ecocriticism by Greg Garrad, a critical survey of the various “positions” within current thought on the natural environment.…
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Ailton Krenak is the first indigenous person to join the Brazilian Academy of Letters
With 23 votes, the indigenous writer and environmental activist Ailton Krenak was elected in October to the Brazilian Academy of Letters, or ABL. He is the first indigenous person to occupy a seat in the academy, taking over chair number five, which belonged to José Murilo de Carvalho, who passed away in August of this…
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Brazilian Cheese Among the 12 Best in the World at French Competition
The Mondial du Fromage et des Produits Laitiers Tours, in France, awarded Brazil 81 medals in this edition. The country won 17 gold, 23 silver, and 41 bronze medals. In the previous edition, in 2021, the Latin American nation won 57 medals. The competition, held in September, takes place every two years in Tours, in…
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Have You Heard of NTM Lung Disease
NTM lung disease, caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), is a serious condition that can cause permanent damage to the lungs. The vast majority of NTM lung diseases in the U.S. are caused by the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Everyone comes into contact with NTM, but it usually only causes infection in people with underlying lung…
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1 in 10 Babies in the World is Born Prematurely, with Major Impacts on Health and Survival
1 in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, highlighting urgent health and survival challenges.
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Is Anything Allowed on Halloween? In Many Places, There Are Rules to Follow
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Anyone who has spent Halloween in the big American cities knows that the celebration is a huge game where almost anything goes: going to work in costume, dressing up as the funniest character, watching horror movies with friends, secretly eating the children’s candy, scaring neighbors with decorations that look like they came out of a…
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FDA Alerts That 26 Eye Drops May Cause Eye Infections and Vision Loss
Twenty-six eye drops sold over the counter, including those sold under private labels such as CVS, Target, and Rite Aid, may lead to severe eye infections, resulting in vision loss or blindness, warns the Food and Drug Administration. The agency found “unsanitary conditions at manufacturing facilities and positive test results for bacteria in environmental samples…
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Violence in the U.S.: Halloween Weekend Saw 11 More Dead in Shootings Across the Country
The weekend leading up to Halloween left parts of the country in mourning due to more mass shootings, which collectively resulted in at least 11 deaths, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive. The U.S. continues to grapple with gun violence, and last month, the country surpassed more than 500 mass shootings just in…