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Why A 70-Year-Old Brazilian Novel Still Challenges Readers Worldwide

Some books grow old. Others simply collect anniversaries. Seventy years after its publication, Grande Sertão: Veredas by Brazilian author João Guimarães Rosa still belongs to the second category. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels written in Portuguese, its most remarkable achievement may be that it remains mysterious, captivating and impossible to tame even for twenty first century readers.

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✅🕒 Published on July 19, 2026 - 10:04

Culture & Society

Yes, Senna Is A Hero

By Maria Raquel

Some heroes need monuments to be remembered. Others live in people's memories long before any official recognition arrives. In Brazil, Ayrton Senna has belonged to the latter for decades. Now, those two paths have finally met.

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✅🕒 Published on July 12, 2026 - 17:30

Culture & Society

The Ball That Transforms: How Football Rebuilds Lives

By Maria Raquel

When the ball starts rolling at a FIFA World Cup, most eyes follow the dribbles, the goals and the scoreboard. But long before packed stadiums, television cameras and multi-million-dollar contracts, another match has already been played. It begins years earlier, often on a dusty field where the real prize is not a trophy, but the chance to build a future.

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✅🕒 Published on July 5, 2026 - 15:27

Culture & Society

When The Street Breathes Again

By Maria Raquel

Budapest woke up like any other European capital in the summer: tourists, slow traffic, shops opening gradually. But as the day unfolded, one of the city’s main avenues was taken over by a march that did not feel like rupture. It felt like a rehearsal of normality. And perhaps that says the most about the Hungarian moment.

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✅🕒 Published on June 28, 2026 - 14:11

Culture & Society

Ormuz And The Middle East In A State Of Suspension

By Maria Raquel

The announcement of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of strikes in Lebanon place the Middle East once again under a condition that is no longer episodic. For those living in the region, crisis does not arrive as disruption, but as continuity. The extraordinary has lost its edges and become the environment itself.

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✅🕒 Published on June 21, 2026 - 13:42

Culture & Society

Between Rhythm And Discipline: The Different Worlds Of Curacao And Germany

By Maria Raquel

Few places seem as far apart from one another as Curacao and Germany. On one side stands a small Caribbean island surrounded by turquoise waters, steady trade winds, and influences arriving from every direction. On the other is one of Europe's largest economic powers, built through industry, universities, railways, and centuries of political transformation. At first glance, the comparison feels unlikely. That is precisely what makes it interesting.

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✅🕒 Published on June 14, 2026 - 20:44

Culture & Society

The Rolling Time Machine: Alfa Romeo’s Mystique At The 1000 Miglia

By Reporter 24h

Far more than a mere speed contest, over the decades the event has transformed into a living museum of 20th-century automotive engineering and design. Among the brands that helped build this legend, none shares a more inseparable bond with the Italian roads than Alfa Romeo.

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✅🕒 Published on June 9, 2026 - 17:48

Culture & Society

Why Castles Still Matter

By Maria Raquel

The wind that sweeps across the cliffs of Antrim, Northern Ireland, has witnessed kings, warriors, merchants, missionaries and Viking raiders pass through the region. Today, it encounters little more than the remnants of Dunseverick Castle, an ancient Gaelic stronghold reduced to a handful of stones overlooking the North Atlantic. Yet visitors continue to make the journey each year to see it.

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✅🕒 Published on June 7, 2026 - 17:03

Culture & Society

Trump Takes The Stage

By Maria Raquel

What was designed as a cultural prelude to America’s 250th anniversary is increasingly becoming a test of how difficult it has become to separate national identity from political identity in the United States.

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✅🕒 Published on May 31, 2026 - 20:55

Culture & Society

Before Deepfakes, There Was Nat Tate

By Maria Raquel

*In a Reuters interview, British author William Boyd revisits the fake artist who fooled the art world in 1998 — and explains why he still believes human creativity can outsmart AI.* Long before artificial...

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✅🕒 Published on May 24, 2026 - 13:20