Category: In Focus
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Foundation In NY Offers Immigration Services In Portuguese And At Affordable Prices
Dealing with immigration matters is already complicated. When one does not speak English, the situation becomes even more difficult. It is no wonder that many immigrants seek help from lawyers who speak Portuguese. However, there are not many in New York. But residents of the area have just gained another option, the Imigra Foundation, a…
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Rita Lee, Brazil’s Greatest Rocker, Dies at 75
Singer Rita Lee, 75, passed away on Monday night (8). She was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and had been undergoing treatment since then. The family confirmed her death on the singer’s social media. She died at her home in São Paulo, the capital of São Paulo state, late last night. “Surrounded by all…
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BRAZILIAN LANDSCAPES – Solo exhibition by Valdir Cruz
For over four decades, photographer Valdir Cruz has been exploring and documenting the landscape and people of Brazil. Just like Gauguin’s famous painting, these photographs raise fundamental questions: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Exploring and documenting the Brazilian landscape for over 40 years, photographer Valdir Cruz will present…
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Lula Enters Time’s List of 100 Most Influential People
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been included in Time’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2023.
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Mothers are magical; they make everything alright, even when everything is not alright. She is the gift that conceives the future! Mother is the natural, dense, and absolute concentration of pure and true love. A mother reads thoughts, has premonitions, strange dreams. She knows the face of crying, of flu, of fear, enters without knocking,…
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Applications Open for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)
The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Brazil, in partnership with Amazon.com and the implementation of the +Unidos Group, are opening applications for the third edition of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE 3.0) program. This free program will offer 90 spots and aims to support female entrepreneurship. To participate, candidates must be 25 years or…
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The United States is Rich in Languages
In the U.S., the number of people who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled, from 23.1 million (about 1 in 10) to 67.8 million (about 1 in 5), over the past three decades, according to the U.S. Census. There are between 350 and 430 languages spoken in the United States, making…
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SummerStage Announces 2023 Season
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City Parks Foundation announced the 2023 season of the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York’s beloved outdoor performing arts festival, bringing 80 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. Returning for its 37th year, the festival will once again showcase established and emerging artists from…
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Pelé Enters the Dictionary as a Synonym for Exceptional
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as the King of Football, Pelé, received yet another posthumous tribute. In April, the Michaelis dictionary announced that it included Pelé’s nickname as an entry in its digital version. Furthermore, in the future, Pelé’s name — the greatest player of all time — will also be included in the printed…
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Amazon Science Museum, The First Advanced Jungle Laboratory
After nearly two decades of work, the new Amazon Science Museum, also known as MuCA, or Museu de Ciência da Amazônia, is finally a reality. MuCA is the first Advanced Jungle Laboratory in the country; a shelter for life, where traditional and scientific knowledge come together. Located on the banks of Flona Tapajós, in the…