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Lapdances and Dead Ends: When the Robe Turns Rogue
In the upside-down theatre of Brazilian justice, the most surreal scenes don’t happen in courtrooms—they play out on the streets.
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The grammar of walls, wheels, and rebellion.
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Mirror Rooms and Hidden Truths: The Secret History of Brazilian Motels
How Brazil's love hotels became sanctuaries of pleasure in a country that feared the body but obsessed over its silhouette.
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Crunch, Culture, and Cane Juice: Pastel isn’t just a snack
How a Deep-Fried Mashup Became São Paulo’s Street Food Icon — an edible archive of immigration, hustle, and Sampa-style survival.
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Marta and the Myth of the Equal Game
How one woman rewrote the rules while playing by them.
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From Terraces to TikTok: Betting on a Crisis
From TikTok teens betting on corner kicks to match-fixing scandals, Brazil’s national sport is spiraling into a casino of despair—and no one’s pulling the plug.
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From São Bento to SESC: Tracing the Roots of Hip Hop SP
How an exhibition celebrates Hip Hop’s origins in São Paulo’s streets—while today’s voices still fight to be heard.
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Funk, Faction, and the Feedback Loop
Beats from the Red Command: Rios Rap Scene Became a Battleground for Power, Identity, and Crime.
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The Battle in the Sky: Brazil’s Kite Culture Between Joy and Risk
In the urban skies of Brazil, kites dance in defiance—part childhood joy, part coded combat.
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The British Tuga: Becoming Portuguese One Bifana at a Time
When cultural confusion becomes comedy with heart.
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Holiday in Manaus: The Dance That Saved Her Life
From the streets of Manaus to a psychology degree in São Paulo, Maria Solange’s viral dance to Madonna lit the fuse on an extraordinary second act.
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The Struggle Has a Motorcycle Engine: Paulo Galo, Lisbon, and the New Cartographies of Labor
From Brazil’s gig economy protests to Europe’s migrant frontlines, Galo de Luta maps the struggles that cross borders but share the same enemy.
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Drone Against the Dance: Policing Funk While Pretending to Honor It
When celebration becomes a crime, even drones are drafted into the policing of rhythm.