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Dreaming of glory at Rio's carnival, far from elite parades
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
First Oscar for Brazil adds zest to Rio Carnival extravaganza
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, in the middle of the first day of its famous samba parades.
Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities all the way in Hollywood, where Brazil could take home its first Oscar.
Brazil blocks X after Musk ignores court orders
New York Times, Published on 31/08/2024
» RIO DE JANEIRO — X, formerly known as Twitter, began to go dark across Brazil on Saturday after the South American nation's Supreme Court blocked the social network because its owner, Elon Musk, refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts.
Onitsuka Tiger gives sneakerheads the thorn
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 19/07/2023
» Rather than thorny, cactus becomes comfy on the feet thanks to Desserto developed by Adriano Di Marti, founded by Mexicans Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez.
‘Bossa Nova Queen’ Astrud Gilberto dies at 83
Reuters and AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» BRASILIA: Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, the voice of Bossa Nova whose version of “The Girl from Ipanema” was an international success in the late 1960s, has died at the age of 83, her family said.
The day the music died
Life, John Clewley, Published on 09/07/2019
» The legendary leader of the famous and influential Petch Phin Thong Band, Noppadon Duangporn, died last week at the age of 77. He was well known across the country, not just as the founder of one of Isan's biggest bands but also as a comedian, radio DJ and movie actor.
Saint and sensibility
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/05/2019
» A Christian fable or a Marxist allegory? A magical-realist myth or a political cry against neoliberalism (or feudalism, which produces the same catastrophe anyway)?
Style and substance
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 22/01/2019
» After the development of its high-tech dryer, Dyson has turned its expertise to making a styling device that will help bail out bad hair days. The British company, best known for its vacuum cleaners, has invested in hair research by building state-of-the-art labs to understand, from root to tip, hair structure and behaviour.