Brazil Samba and resistance Rio’s Carnival: Songs about Afro-Brazilian religions ‘aren’t a coincidence but a movement’
Brazil BRAZIL AT THE OSCAR Lula celebrates historic Oscar for Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’: ‘I’m proud of our cinema and democracy’
Culture REMEMBERING THE COUP Character in the movie ‘I’m Still Here,’ Rubens Paiva investigated the US-funded coup plot in the 1962 Brazilian elections
Culture THREE NOMINATIONS ‘I’m Still Here’ and actress Fernanda Torres are nominated for the 2025 Oscars
Culture HISTORY WAS MADE An unprecedented award for Brazil: Fernanda Torres wins Golden Globe for her performance in ‘I’m Still Here’
Culture LITERATURE ‘The eulogy of selfishness’: the rediscovery of The Posthumous Memoir of Brás Cubas in social media
Culture MADONNA IN RIO A manifesto for freedom: Madonna plays her biggest ever gig to 1.6 million people in Rio
Culture PARADE AT SAPUCAÍ Second day of parades in Rio’s Carnival celebrated Blackness; see highlights and photos
Culture RIO'S CARNIVAL Samba school Imperatriz shines combining cordel literature and gypsy culture; the Indigenous issue was also seen on the 1st day of Samba School’s Parade in Rio
Culture PERNAMBUCO Midnight Man demands demarcation of Indigenous Lands in Carnival festivities of the city of Olinda
