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Prolific Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato dies at 88

He helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre.

WEKU · Jul 17, 2023

Prolific Brazilian pianist João Donato, famed for bossa nova and beyond, dies at 88

Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre, has died at the age of 88

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Wright into semis at Rio Pro with Ewing, Callinan alive

Tyler Wright has continued her hot form to book her sixth semi-final slot of the WSL season, while Ethan Ewing and Ryan Callinan also advanced at the Rio Pro.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

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Best holiday destinations for each month of the year - from Spain to Thailand

Cities including Rio de Janeiro, Bangkok, Dubai, Paris, Barcelona and Cape Town are great to look around, but also particularly challenging if you visit during the wrong time of the year

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Flat conditions see Rio Pro remain on hold

The World Surf League's Rio Pro remains on hold for a fourth day, with a organisers hopeful of a getting back into action within 24 hours.

AAP · Jun 28, 2023

Flying down to Rio: what if your bag is left behind in Paris?

Plane Talk: When you arrive but your luggage doesn’t, the rules are cloudy

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Lay-days continue while Rio Pro surfing awaits swell

The World Surf League's Rio Pro remains on hold for a third day, with a number of Australian surfers including Molly Picklum waiting for some action.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

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QR code menus spark love-hate row in Rio, and beyond

RIO DE JANEIRO - Leafing through the leather-bound menu at a classic Rio de Janeiro restaurant, the tile-floored, wood-paneled Armazem Sao Thiago, 28-year-old Paula Cardoso says something that amounts to heresy in this establishment: "I prefer QR code menus."

Bangkok Post · Jun 9, 2023

‘She made excuses and ran to the toilet’: when wedding proposals go hilariously wrong

From the man who almost married a horse to the fancy meal scuppered by an upset stomach, Guardian readers remember their most unromantic romantic moments

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023

Why Freddie Mercury boobed badly by wearing false breasts onstage at Queen's debut Rock In Rio headline show

Launching the inaugural Rock In Rio festival on January 11, 1985, Queen were in majestic form, until Freddie Mercury upset the crowd with his false breasts

Louder · Jun 7, 2023

Astrud Gilberto obituary

One of Brazil’s leading bossa nova singers best known for the 1964 international hit The Girl from Ipanema

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Tributes paid to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira a year on from their deaths

Hundreds gather in Rio and Belém to remember two men who worked to defend the Amazon and its Indigenous inhabitants

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

The week in TV: Succession; The Gallows Pole; Changing Ends; University Challenge – review

Succession bows out in Shakespearean style; Shane Meadows changes tack with a gobby, grubby period drama; Alan Carr meets his sitcom younger self; and a TV beast exits with a smile…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

Brazil's prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio's touristic Sugarloaf Mountain

Prosecutors in Brazil have blocked a decision to authorize the installment of ziplines at Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain, claiming they will damage the environment around one of the United Nations world’s heritage sites

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

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Chronicle Live · May 29, 2023

'My son is a Geordie' - Newcastle United star Bruno Guimaraes says son could play for England

Cinemablend · May 29, 2023

6 Fast & Furious Characters Who Have Died And How They’re Doing Now

Here's what some of those dead Fast & Furious characters are up to as of the latest installment.

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023

Newcastle star Bruno Guimaraes admits his son could play for England - not Brazil

Bruno Guimaraes may be a fully-fledged Brazil international, having represented his country at last year's World Cup, but the Newcastle star has a seven-month-old son who could line up for England one day

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

Disgusted by racism targeting soccer's Vinícius, his Brazilian hometown rallies to defend him

The chants of “monkey!”

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Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023

'Fast X' review: Dangerous driving, furious fighting and life lessons from Vin Diesel

"It's like a cult, but with cars," explains one new character to another in "Fast X," the latest in the long-running "Fast & Furious" franchise, and that's as good an explanation as any. Basically, these are superhero movies in which everyone's superpower is that they can drive extremely fast in…

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

‘We’ve done so much damage’: Beatriz Milhazes’s carnivalesque odes to nature

Ahead of a historic survey of her work at Margate’s Turner Contemporary, the Brazilian artist discusses her global inspirations, shape-shifting patterns, and why she’s still an optimist

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Movie Review: A delicious Jason Momoa saves 'Fast X' from furiously speeding off into numbness

It is time to say goodbye to the “Fast & Furious” franchise, but it's going to be a long farewell

Total Film · May 17, 2023

Fast X review: "Outrageously entertaining, entertainingly outrageous"

‘No one starts at the finish line’ growls Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) at young son Brian (Leo Abelo Perry) in this latest iteration of the Fast Furious saga. And with nine films, one spin-off, and over 21 hours of tyre-squealing mayhem preceding it, you might well question the wisdom of…

The Guardian - US · May 17, 2023

Fast X review – stupidly entertaining sequel offers more of the same

Vin Diesel et al return for an overstuffed Fast and Furious chapter that delivers giddily effective action but an outsized and silly villain

ABC News · May 12, 2023

Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic legacy is social inequality, decaying stadia and a defunct cable car

How Rio de Janeiro's defunct cable car became a symbol of the city's extreme social inequality and its disappointing Olympic legacy.

Reuters · May 12, 2023

U.S. Congressman George Santos agrees to settle lawsuit in Brazil

Republican U.S. congressman George Santos, who has Brazilian heritage, agreed to settle a lawsuit in which he was accused of bouncing checks to buy clothes in a Rio de Janeiro clothing store over a decade ago, a court in Rio said.

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