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On Wednesday (Jul. 22), Brazilian cinema lost one of its greatest figures. Filmmaker, photographer, journalist, and producer Luiz Carlos Barreto – known as “Barretão” – died at age 98, having shaped one of the most significant careers in the history of Brazilian cinema. Over the course of more than six decades, he played a direct…

The United Kingdom is ushering in a new leader. On Monday, Andy Burnham takes over from Keir Starmer as the country’s prime minister. Burnham may not be well-known internationally, but the newly chosen Labour Party leader is quite popular at home. Who is Andy Burnham? The following is a profile (originally published July 7) to…

The United States announced on Thursday (Jul. 23) the imposition of a new 12.5 percent tariff on Brazilian products, alleging that Brazil has not adopted effective mechanisms to prevent the import of goods produced using forced labor. The measure took effect on Friday (24). The new tariff replaces the temporary 10 percent across-the-board rate that…

The Women’s World Cup will be held here in Brazil for the first time. It will feature 32 teams from June 24 to July 25, 2027. Everywhere throughout the country girls are already passionate about the sport, looking up to the stars of the women’s national team as role models. And fans of all ages…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Pix as one of the main drivers of the transformation of the Brazilian financial system, but warned that the Central Bank needs financial and budgetary autonomy to maintain its supervisory capacity in light of the sector’s expansion. The conclusions can be found in the Financial System Stability Assessment report,…

Actor João Signorelli died at age 69 in the early hours of Tuesday (21) in São Paulo. His representatives said he had been hospitalized on Monday night (20) with kidney failure and suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest. The information comes from Metrópoles. Born in Cambuquira, Minas Gerais, Signorelli built a career marked by performances in theater,…

Paramount’s owners were planning to have secured firm control of Hollywood rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week in a blockbuster deal that has the blessing of President Trump’s Justice Department. A federal judge has instead ground the process to a halt, at least for now. And her ruling Monday in response…

The U.S. military carried out a wave of airstrikes in Iran over the weekend as it announced that a third U.S. service member had been killed in military operations since Friday. The U.S. attacks were the ninth consecutive day of bombing since peace talks between the two countries collapsed in dispute over a memorandum of…

When Skip Maas first adopted Agrapina, a mottled ball python, she hadn’t eaten in 14 months. But as he soon observed, she was still a taut coil of spring-loaded muscle. Presented with a rat, she struck quickly, constricted it and then gorged on her meal. And then her body performed another feat pythons are known…

From a height of 30 to 50 meters, the andiroba tree drops ripe fruits to the ground. The impact splits the hard shell into four parts and scatters the seeds across the forest floor. That is where the work of Amélias da Amazônia begins – a group of riverside women who have been producing oils…