Category: Inside
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Fostering Equity and Equality for All
People around the world should have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Gender should not matter. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. That is why the Biden-Harris administration launched what it calls the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality. “By promoting the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQI+ people in all…
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Five Reasons Why More American High Schools Should Offer Portuguese Classes
I grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I graduated from Minnetonka High School, perennially ranked among the best high schools in the state and, consequently, the nation. Of course, that was eons ago, in 1990, before anyone knew what email or the internet was; years before Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Zoom became part…
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Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden Jr., the 46th President of the USA.
On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. A man who spent nearly half a century in public service as a senator and vice president, Biden promises to restore America’s leadership in the world and unify a country divided by political ideologies and social differences. But…
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HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!
We are going through the most radical transformation the world has ever seen; people are rightly terrified, excited, depressed, heartbroken, and hopeful, all at the same time. A New Year is more like closing an old chapter of life and starting the new one. Wishing you that the New Year brings you lots of Health…
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Work and Life After COVID-19
It is the time-honored method for dealing with plagues and pandemics: those with means flee the crowds. In the past, Roman aristocrats would retreat to their country villas and summer homes; wealthy citizens left cities like Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever outbreak of 1793, leaving the poor to fend for themselves in the fetid city.…
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Each for Equal
On March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated. Every year, a different theme highlights the struggles that women around the world face. In 2020, the highlighted theme is gender equality. The organizers of the celebration explain: “An equal world is an enabled world. Individually, we are all responsible for our own thoughts and actions –…
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The Future Is Here
Since humanity began, we have wondered what the world will be like in the future. In less than a month, we will be in 2020. Did you guess what previous generations predicted for us in the second decade of the 21st century? We can say that, although we have seen many impressive technological advances, it…
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Happy New Year!!!!!!
So, we say goodbye to 2019 and can’t help but think about how quickly this year has passed. We can’t help but feel grateful for the support from you, our reader. We do what we do to bring the Brazilian community in the United States closer to Brazil. This has been our main priority for…
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Celebrate Immigrants
Immigrant Heritage Month (IHM) 2019, a national effort to collect and share inspiring stories of immigrants in America. Led by the I Am An Immigrant campaign, this year marks the sixth Annual Immigrant Heritage Month, an opportunity to celebrate immigrants and immigration, our heritage, and the countless contributions that immigrants have made and continue to…
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Brazil: Major Non-NATO Ally
Trump announces intention to designate Brazil as a Major Non-NATO Ally, in recognition of defense cooperation, and evaluates possible NATO membership.