Recife May Lose Jewish School |
Home to the Kahal Zur Israel, the first synagogue in the Americas, founded in 1637, Recife played a key role in Jewish history in the New World. The synagogue’s restoration was completed in 2001, and it is open to visitors. But now financial difficulties may force the closure of Recife’s only Jewish school.
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Mirroring the Streets of Fortaleza in Protest |
Anyone walking the streets of the Aldeota neighborhood of Fortaleza may run into tree stumps cum art by José Guedes that are forcing people to reflect on the indiscriminate felling of trees in the Ceará state capital.
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Filming Jorge Amado in Salvador, Bahia |
Three film crews scampered from one folklore-rich location to another. A leading man streaked for the cameras, drawing the ire of the local bishop. Two decades ago, this one-time colonial capital in Brazil's impoverished northeast spent a few racy weeks as a tropical Hollywood. And all thanks to novelist Jorge Amado.
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Security Stolen: Assaults “Permitido” by Artist José Guedes |
A mock traffic sign at the intersection of Padre Antônio Tomás and Eng. Santana Júnior avenues sent a strange message: assaults allowed. The author of this urban intervention is the artist José Guedes, who took public his indignation with the high incidence of muggings and kidnappings in the area.
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Pelourinho: Historic Center of Salvador, Bahia |
The historic center of Salvador becomes a magnet for the arts
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Bahia Beach: Local Beach, Global Garbage |
730 pieces of industrial packaging from 48 different countries were collected from beaches along a 68-kilometer stretch of the coast in Bahia. Photographer Fabiano Prado Barreto has documented this global trash.
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| João Primo: São Luís do Maranhão (1998) |
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