Category: In Focus
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Healing Leaves: The Myth of Orisha Ossanhe by Luzia Castaneda
“The work began in the Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 2020. I was painting and a leaf fell onto my watercolor – it was a calling. Throughout the following year, I explored different forests in the U.S. and Brazil, searching for leaves that could create a wonderful beauty over my watercolor, and then…
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“O Arado Torto”: The New Book by Itamar Vieira Junior
Acclaimed as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this best-seller’s unique blend of magic and social realism has earned it three literary awards and global acclaim. ‘I heard our grandmother asking what we were doing. “Say something!”, she demanded, threatening to rip our tongues out. Little did she know that one…
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In October, Brazil Presides Over the UN Security Council
Brazil assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a one-month term at the beginning of October. Among the main themes to be advocated by the country is the importance of bilateral, regional, and multilateral institutions to prevent, resolve, and mediate conflicts. The Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira will preside over a…
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Witches of the Past, Present, and Halloween
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Today seen as a symbol of evil and represented by frightening images, these women were once considered guardians of life and death, playing an essential role in European peasant communities during the Middle Ages. Witch. What image comes to your mind when you read that word? It is not uncommon to imagine the witch as…
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Iranian Woman Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Fight Against Women’s Oppression
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian activist serving a 10-year sentence in an Iranian prison, received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (6) “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and for promoting human rights and freedom for all.” The announcement made by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo comes after a wave…
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This Florida City Has Just Been Named the Best Food City in the Country
Dining out, like everything else, is getting more expensive. In fact, according to WalletHub, restaurant prices have risen 6.5% between August 2022 and August 2023. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still go out and have fun – especially if you live in one of the top food cities in the country.
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Las Vegas Inaugurates Impressive Sphere with U2 Show
For several years, a mysterious spherical structure has been under construction in Las Vegas. This summer, the public saw giant LED screens transform it into a planet, a basketball, and even a blinking eye. Last weekend, the public finally got to discover what lies inside the sphere. Sphere, the $2.3 billion venture touted as the…
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Grupo Mulheres Do Brasil Offers Another Workshop on Entrepreneurship
If you have the desire to start a business and don’t know how to begin, this workshop is for you. After the success of the 1st edition, registrations for the 2nd Edition of the online Workshop “Trilha Mulheres de Sucesso” are now open. Offered by Grupo Mulheres do Brasil, in partnership with its branches in…
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Is Back. But A Little Different
For over 20 years, supermodels wearing lingerie and angel wings walked the runway alongside big names in music, such as Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, and Kanye West, in an annual fashion show broadcast on TV and watched by millions. It has been five years since the show last took place, apparently due to a…
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Renato Falci and His Journey from Celebrity Drawings to Abstraction
The plastic artist Renato Falci, graduated in Art/Education with a specialization in plastic arts from the Guignard School – University of Minas Gerais, began drawing as a child. At school, he depicted on paper celebrities from our history such as Tiradentes, Dom Pedro I, Princess Isabel, and others, created prints on shirts, and later caricatures…