Category: Latin America
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MTV VMA 2024: Taylor Swift Receives 10 Nominations and Brazilian Anitta, 3
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The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were announced on Tuesday (6), and Taylor Swift led among them. Swift received ten nominations, mainly for her black-and-white music video for the single “Fortnight” from the album “The Tortured Poets Department”. Her featured artist on that track, Post Malone, followed closely behind with nine nominations.…
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Women’s Football in Brazil: Preparation for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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The Brazilian women’s football team lost the final of the Paris Olympics to the Americans and failed to bring home the long-desired gold medal. However, women’s football has gained more recognition and respect, with Brazilian players demonstrating their strength both on the field and in their dedication to the sport. The choice of Brazil as…
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President Lula proposes that South America act as a bloc
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advocated on Wednesday (14) for greater integration among South American countries to advance regional development and seek robust trade partners outside the continent, including China. Lula emphasized that, although Brazil is positioned to lead this initiative, it does not intend to follow an imperialist agenda. “In the same spirit…
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XPrize: Scientists Race to Unravel the Mysteries of Tropical Forests
The challenges faced by biome specialists around the world are countless, and when the environment is as vast and dense as that of a tropical forest, the difficulties can take on amplified proportions, such as the arduous task of collecting data from the highest branch of a 50-meter tall tree. To overcome these constraints and…
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New Pandemic? Mpox Cases Approach 100,000 Worldwide
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recorded 99,176 confirmed cases of mpox, known in Brazil as monkeypox, in 116 countries from January 2022 to June 2024.
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New Pandemic? Mpox Cases Reach Nearly 100 Thousand Worldwide
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Since January 2022 until June 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 99,176 confirmed cases of mpox, known as monkeypox, in 116 countries. During this period, 208 deaths caused by the disease were also reported. Data released on Monday (12) by the organization shows that, just in June, 934 cases were confirmed, and four…
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Olympics End This Weekend: Discover the Controversies of the Paris Games
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in Africa, Asia, Brazil, Central America, Entertainment, Europe, Geral, In Focus, Inside, Latin America, Men, North America, Oceania, South America, Sports, Tourism, United States, Women, WorldWater of the Seine River How could we not start with the topic that caused controversy even before the games began? The Seine River underwent a multimillion-dollar decontamination process to host the triathlon and swimming marathon events. However, with only a few days left before the Olympics began, the river still showed unsafe pollution levels…
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Dollar Soars in Brazil as Global Markets Panic Over Fears of Recession in the U.S.
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A wave of panic swept through financial markets on Monday (5), with stocks plummeting in the United States and around the world as investors focused on signs of a slowing American economy and a possible recession looming. The decline followed the release of the U.S. jobs report on Friday (1), which showed significantly slower hiring,…
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US Recognizes Edmundo Gonzalez as Winner in Venezuela Elections
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The United States recognized on Thursday (1st) opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the winner of the contested presidential election in Venezuela, rejecting Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory. “Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, more importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the majority of votes in…
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120 Years of Olympic History
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With the start of the Summer Olympics 2024 in Paris, we dive into 19 days of sporting competitions that have taken place every four years for 120 years.How did it all begin? As an important tradition linking sport and culture, the Olympic Games have a history that dates back over 2,000 years. The history of…