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‘Bees are sentinels’: mass die-offs signal impact of Brazil’s pesticide boom
A honey bee hive in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul. Local beekeeper Aldo Machado has lost tens of thousands of bees to pesticide poisoning. Photo: Sofia Perpétua / Unearthed Brazil’s vast plantations, agribusiness-friendly policies and tropical fecundity have made it an agricultural superpower – and, our data reveals, the world’s largest user of highly hazardous pesticides A honey bee hive in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul.
Wavering Between Realities: On Clarice Lispectors' "The Besieged City" — Cleveland Review of Books
Clarice Lispector | The Besieged City | New Directions | April 2019 | 240 Pages | Translated by Johnny Lorenz | Edited by Benjamin Moser “To talk about Clarice Lispector we need to be extra careful and do what her writings continuously ask of us, which is for us not to explain too much nor understand too much,” said Brazilian scholar José Miguel Wisnik. In her work, Lispector created iconic scenes and moments that still follow us today. Her reader feels her words long after the book is closed.
The Largest Open-Air Contemporary Art Center in Latin America
When you arrive in Inhotim, you will be handed a map so you can pick your route and begin your quest. And there is much to see at this gigantic open-air contemporary art center, surrounded by 500,000 acres of botanical gardens in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Lisbon’s Finest Hidden Gem Was Once A King's Backyard
The ‘Pink Palace’ lies at the centre of Tapada das Necessidades in Lisbon | © James Rajotte / Culture Trip It’s Sunday morning, and children are running around under the autumn sun on one of the largest green lawns in Lisbon. Around a red picnic cloth, a group of people sing happy birthday, with colourful balloons hanging in the trees and bushes around them.
As profundezas do Brasil que as telenovelas não contam
Terras de pedras preciosas, garimpeiros atrás de um sonho, mulheres que pescam em rios poluídos, trabalhadores rurais sem saber ler nem escrever, descendentes de negros escravizados que continuam a servir os descendentes de fazendeiros numa cozinha onde o chicote pendurado é violência presente, estes são alguns dos rostos da desigualdade social do interior do Brasil.
A child raised by many mothers: What we can learn about parenthood from an indigenous group in Brazil
When filmmaker Renee Nader Messora and her husband, Jo�o Salaviza, moved from their home in Sao Paulo to an indigenous Kraho village in Brazil, the couple did not expect to become parents. But Messora, 40, became pregnant with a girl while directing the movie "The Dead and the Others." When their daughter was born, one of the indigenous actresses picked the baby up and began to breast-feed her.
Perspective | A child raised by many mothers: What we can learn about parenthood from an indigenous group in Brazil
When their daughter was born, one of the indigenous actresses picked the baby up and began to breast-feed her. “Maybe that could have been weird and confusing to me if she wasn’t a Kraho, but she is a Kraho and I already knew how family dynamics work in the village,” Messora said. Messora discovered what it takes to raise a child during her time at Pedra Branca, a Kraho village in north-central Brazil, she says. There, she says, the village is the key.
A child raised by many mothers: Parenting lessons from an Indigenous group in Brazil
When filmmaker Renee Nader Messora and her husband, Joao Salaviza, moved from their home in Sao Paulo to an Indigenous Kraho village in Brazil, the couple did not expect to become parents. But Messora, 40, became pregnant with a girl while directing the movie The Dead and the Others. When their daughter was born, one of the Indigenous actresses picked the baby up and began to breastfeed her.
Parece ficção científica mas os danos são bem reais: como o pulmão da Terra está a sofrer
Sofia Perpétua, no Rio de Janeiro A fumaça trouxe a noite, o Brasil cheira a cinza e destruição, eram três da tarde de segunda-feira quando o dia se tornou noite em São Paulo. O céu escureceu, acusou as cores de um céu de um futuro de ficção científica que se desenha cada vez mais real no Brasil de 2019. A Amazónia é longe mas está presente, é impossível ignorar que o pulmão do mundo está a arder quando a chuva é negra. A milhares de quilómetros a Amazónia continua a arder, vê-se do espaço.
Adversário de Bolsonaro nas presidenciais condenado a 4 anos e meio por crime do qual não foi acusado
Sofia Perpétua, no Rio de Janeiro Fernando Haddad, o candidato do Partido dos Trabalhadores derrotado nas eleições presidenciais de 2018 e ex-prefeito de São Paulo, foi condenado a quatro anos e meio de prisão por crime de saco azul, “falsidade ideológica para fins eleitorais”, na eleição municipal de 2012. O insólito é que não foi acusado deste crime pelo Ministério Público. A defesa de Haddad vai recorrer da decisão da primeira Vara Eleitoral.
O raptor pediu €6.700 e quis saber o que diziam dele nas redes sociais: o sequestro no Rio que acabou com oito tiros
O Rio de Janeiro amanheceu com os cariocas de café na mão e olhos colados nos televisores onde seguiam em direto o sequestro de um autocarro na ponte que liga o Rio de Janeiro a Niterói. Às 5h05, William Augusto da Silva entrou no autocarro em São Gonçalo, pagou o bilhete com uma nota de 20 reais (€4,5) e sentou-se.
O raptor pediu €6.700 e quis saber o que diziam dele nas redes sociais: o sequestro no Rio que acabou com seis balas
O Rio de Janeiro amanheceu com os cariocas de café na mão e olhos colados nos televisores onde seguiam em direto o sequestro de um autocarro na ponte que liga o Rio de Janeiro a Niterói. Às 5h05, Willian Augusto da Silva entrou no autocarro em São Gonçalo, pagou o bilhete com uma nota de 20 reais (€4,5), recebeu o troco e sentou-se.
Meet Moça Prosa, An All-Women's Brazilian Samba Band (VIDEO)
In a country where samba is often associated with male musicians, the women from Moça Prosa prove themselves at every show. The group hopes to honor the memory of the women who came before them by putting together a performance in a traditional ‘roda’ and singing classic Brazilian samba songs, as well as their own original music. They call themselves “resistance samba.” Watch this video to meet the group, and learn more about their work and motivations.
Museu da Tatuagem de São Paulo
Despite its location in a historic building in the heart of São Paulo’s city center, the Museu da Tatuagem is little known relative to the wealth of museums and galleries around town. Those who do stop in for a visit are rarely disappointed. São Paulo’s Tattoo Museum is a celebration of body art, covering the history and evolution of tattoos in Brazil and beyond.
“Aqui todo o mundo está vivo porque resiste”: a Estação Primeira de Mangueira, que venceu o Carnaval do Rio
Pelas rodas de samba, pelas escolas, a la capella, com bateria, sem bateria, o samba enredo da Mangueira anda há muito pelas ruas, becos e corações do Rio de Janeiro. “O nosso samba retomou o diálogo com a cidade,” disse Tomaz Miranda, um dos compositores do samba-enredo da Mangueira este ano.
Will Brazil’s female writers lose progress under far-right President Bolsonaro?
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Will Brazil's women writers lose progress under far-right President Bolsonaro?
Clarissa Xavier voted in Brazil’s presidential election in October with a book under her arm — a copy of British author Virginia Woolf’s 1929 work, “A Room of One’s Own.” Xavier participated in an online campaign asking people to bring books to the polls to silently protest against ignorance and intolerance of others.
Museu do Aleijadinho
Sacred art will gain a whole new meaning when you have the chance to experience the work of Aleijadinho, a master baroque sculptor and icon of Brazilian art. Despite losing the use of his fingers, Aleijadinho’s paintings, statues, carvings, and sculptures are works of mastery and wonder, a testimony to the power of will and devotion.
National Poo Museum
Plopped amid the English Channel on the Isle of Wright is an unconventional museum where visitors can see and hold poo of all shapes and sizes: poo from humans and other animals, poo from the 21st century, and poo from millions of years ago. This is the place where you can find answers to all your pressing excrement questions. How does lion’s poo compare to cat’s poo? Is it similar to cow dung? The museum encourages you to look at Number 2 in a different way and from many different angles.
Valley of the Dinosaurs
As you walk around this natural monument in Northeastern Brazil, alongside dinosaur footprints in different shapes and sizes and life-size replicas of these jurassic creatures, you’ll be taken back in time over 100 million years ago. The Valley of the Dinosaurs (Vale dos Dinossauros) contains about 20 fossilized dino tracks from 80 different species of dinosaurs.
10 Tools for Freelance Journalists and Writers – Sofia Perpétua – Medium
Friends, students and writers have asked me for tips about what productivity tools work for me. I’m a freelance journalist covering South America and these are my top 10 recommendations. Please share your favorite tools in the comments section. No more lost notes or stickies, OneNote is a program I use on my smartphone and where I type whatever crosses my mind during the day (you can also add photos and drawings). It sincs to my Outlook account automatically and I can just access it on my laptop.
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
For the first time in its history, Brazil's top literary festival showcases books by women and minorities
When Giovana Xavier looked at the lineup of writers who would attend FLIP 2016, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, she held her breath. Not one black woman author was invited. “I felt overlooked, left behind; I felt anger and pain. I wondered how could I turn those feelings into something creative, something beautiful, how could we evolve?
‘We are all connected,’ says street artist creating record-breaking mural for Rio 2016 Games
Days before the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first world record attempt will be made in the city – but it won't be on the running track or in the swimming pool. It will be on a huge wall in the city's formerly run-down port area, which has been rejuvenated ahead of the Games. Brazilian graffiti artist Eduardo Kobra is attempting a Guinness World Record for the largest mural created by one artist.
Wishes for the New Year
By AMY ZERBA, AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SOFIA PERPETUA | Jan. 2, 2016 | 1:19 From Times Square to the web, we asked people to tell us their wishes for 2016.
This Week’s Movies: October 9, 2015
The New York Times film critics review “Pan,” “Steve Jobs” and “The Forbidden Room.”
Movie Review: ‘99 Homes’
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7 Train Extension Opens
Mayor Bill de Blasio was among the first riders to enter the 7 line station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue.
This Week’s Movies | August 14, 2015
The New York Times film critics review “Straight Outta Compton,” “Mistress America” and “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”
Bill Cunningham | Daytime Goddesses
It’s hot and humid in New York City, but our sense of style isn’t going to be dented one bit. From gold and silver sandals to shimmery dresses, people are still dressed and ready to do business.
This Week’s Movies | July 24, 2015
The New York Times film critics review “Southpaw,” “Paper Towns” and “Phoenix.”
Celebrating Pluto’s Flyby
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft completes its pass by Pluto, soon to reveal a new world to humanity.
Diary of a Bookstore and a ‘Wimpy Kid’
Jeff Kinney, author of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, is opening a bookstore. “If one kid’s life is changed because of this bookstore, then the whole thing was worth it,” he says.
The Evolution of Late Night
David Letterman’s departure is in some ways the end of an era in late night television. A look back at the evolution of the format.
Fear and Limbo in Katmandu
Since Saturday’s earthquake, tens of thousands in Katmandu have slept outside, wary of aftershocks and the threat of collapsing buildings.
Secrets of Velvet Worm Slime
A new study sheds light on how exactly the velvet worm controls the jet of slime it sprays to deter would-be predators.
The Physics of Droplets
ScienceTake explains why droplets on a glass slide move as if they were alive.
A Glamorous Spa Day for Little Girls
The Seriously Spoiled spa in Dix Hills, N.Y., is one of an increasing number of spas that cater to children. A birthday party celebration includes hairstyling, manicures and pizza.
Intersection | Eclectic in Meatpacking
The popular fashion series hits the streets across the world to capture looks that are the hallmarks of a neighborhood’s style.
The Man Who Drew the U.S. Back to Iraq
By Mona El-Naggar and Sofia Perpetua | Aug. 12, 2014 | 2:10 A look at Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a militant group that now rivals Al Qaeda in power and popularity.
Video: Hamas’s Tunnels to Israel
How the Palestinians’ vast tunnel network prompted Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza.
How It Happens | Carbon Capture
Understand the science behind the headlines in How It Happens, which combines simple explanation and elegant animation to reveal the inner workings of the physical world.
Video: Taste Test: Could Soylent Replace Food?
A sommelier, a gastroenterologist, a personal trainer and a Times dining reporter tested out Soylent to see if it could one day replace food for them.
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