'construída 4': The fourth volume of #ScatterArchive’s ongoing series of 'construída' compilations featuring current women sound artists from Brazil - featuring Renata Roman, Paola Ribeiro, Laura.aLL [Laura Leiner]
The queens do their make-up in ten minutes without a mirror for the mini-challenge, trying to emulate different animals from the Brazilian Biome. For the maxi-challenge, the queens write and perform their own comedy material as they take the stage to roast each other. On the runway, the category is: Glitter Glam. Comedian...
⚠️BRASILIA, #Brazil (AP) — The Negro River, the #Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago. The record confirms that this part of the world´s largest rainforest is suffering its worst drought, just a little over two years after its most significant flooding. #ClimateCrisis
#ElonMusk should immediately stop supporting #jairBolsonaro. He is the one responsible for the countless mass graves in #Brazil filled with #covid victims.
A very competent Brazilian politician he could support is #Lula.
The time has come to find out who will become the first Brazilian Drag Superstar. The queens compete in their final challenge, by staring in a music video for Grag Queen's hit “Party Everyday.” Special appearance by pit crew member Bruno Alcantara!
The storms also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam structure at a small hydro-electric power plant. Flooding from heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul has killed 39 people, according to local authorities, with the death toll expected to rise as dozens remain unaccounted-for....
I did my PhD field work in Brazil's Cerrado, so this is especially heartbreaking to read.
Earthsight report links supply chains of fashion giants H&M and Zara to large-scale illegal deforestation, land-grabbing, violence and corruption in Brazil.
🇧🇷Brazil: São Paulo has a 54% increase in the number of deaths from COVID | saude.ig.com.br
"The state of São Paulo saw an 85% increase in cases in the last week, jumping from 7,000 infected people to 13,000 in an interval of 15 days. The number of deaths also saw a critical increase of 54%, going from 57 victims to 88 in the same period."
The top five Brazilian queens are challenged to transform Drag Race superfans into glamorous Brazilian Carnival muses. On the runway, the category is: Carnival Makeover. Actor, influencer and musician Mauro Sousa is guest judge....
Impeachment request against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) reaches 129 signatures and sets a historical record.
‼️ This number surpasses the one registered in the impeachment request of former President Dilma Rousseff, which had 124 signatories in 2016. At the end of the process, the former president had her mandate revoked.
➡️ The crisis in Lula's government began after the president compared Israel's offensive in the #Gaza Strip to the Holocaust. He made the statement on Sunday, the 18th, during a press conference in #Ethiopia.
💬 According to lawmakers, the president's statement constitutes a crime of responsibility, in accordance with Article 5 of Law 1.079/1950, which establishes the following:
Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro
"The heat index measures what a temperature feels like by taking into account humidity. The actual maximum temperature in the city was 42C on Monday, the Rio Alert weather system said."
Valuable 1823 edition of Johann von Spix's “Simiarum et vespertilionum Brasiliensium species novae” was just recovered in London 16 years after being stolen from the Goeldi Museum's rare books collection. This important work is famous for its descriptions and drawings of the monkeys of Brazil as well as other plants and animals then considered new to science.
Drag Race Brazil [S01E09 - Drag Shade Brazil] Post-episode discussion thread
The queens do their make-up in ten minutes without a mirror for the mini-challenge, trying to emulate different animals from the Brazilian Biome. For the maxi-challenge, the queens write and perform their own comedy material as they take the stage to roast each other. On the runway, the category is: Glitter Glam. Comedian...
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation (www.bbc.com)
The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation....
Drag Race Brazil [S01E11 - Gran Finale] Post-episode discussion thread
The time has come to find out who will become the first Brazilian Drag Superstar. The queens compete in their final challenge, by staring in a music video for Grag Queen's hit “Party Everyday.” Special appearance by pit crew member Bruno Alcantara!
Flooding in Brazil kills 39 people with 68 still missing and 24,000 displaced (www.abc.net.au)
The storms also triggered landslides and the partial collapse of a dam structure at a small hydro-electric power plant. Flooding from heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul has killed 39 people, according to local authorities, with the death toll expected to rise as dozens remain unaccounted-for....
Amazon deforestation continues to plummet (grist.org)
August was another month of relatively good news for the Amazon rainforest: The rate of deforestation has continued to decline significantly....
Drag Race Brazil [S01E10 - Carnival Makeover] Post-episode discussion thread
The top five Brazilian queens are challenged to transform Drag Race superfans into glamorous Brazilian Carnival muses. On the runway, the category is: Carnival Makeover. Actor, influencer and musician Mauro Sousa is guest judge....