Polkas in Paraíba
We pull up to the small pink house perched at the top of a steep, cobblestoned incline. It seems to float above the verdant Pernambucan hills, a jagged melody wafting from the wrought-iron…
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Country: Brazil
From Carmen Miranda to the Grateful Dead
In the 21st century, fans of popular music expect, or even demand, that all styles of music be in communication with each other. Sound scavengers like the American DJ Diplo have made their…
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Recycling Livelihoods
Archive for "Brazil"Page 23 Recycling Livelihoods A Global Network Supports Waste Pickers in Latin...
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Thinking on Film and Trash
Latin American films have portrayed trash as an urban social issue since the 1940s, if not earlier. If the first incentive to film trash and its presence in the city…
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Beautiful Trash
t’s the night before collection day. The trashcan is full of rancid food mixed with wilted waste and rotten flowers. Pull the red string fast, tie a knot, and put in a…
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