Indigenous Influencers: Alice Pataxó

The fight for their culture expands from large auditoriums to millions of TikTok pages all over the world. In the month of February, EAC celebrated Brazilian Culture Week (Semana da Cultura Brasileira) and had the honor of welcoming Daniel Munduruku to our campus as a guest speaker. For those who missed his lectures, Daniel MundurukuContinue reading “Indigenous Influencers: Alice Pataxó”

The Batman (2022): A new Batman

The Batman opens with a wide shot, scored by Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria, showing a man and his family being watched by a mysterious figure. We hear his almost frantic breathing as he slowly watches their moves. This alone not only introduces us to the character of the riddler but to this movie as aContinue reading “The Batman (2022): A new Batman”

Covid – 19: How has it affected Brazilian indiginous tribes?

The Covid-19 pandemic is a phenomenon that due to its highly infectious nature spreads havoc throughout the globe, leading countries to declare quarantines to prevent the number of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. Brazil is a country that since the beginning had struggled with the Coronavírus pandemic, being among the world’s leading countries in Covid-19 cases.Continue reading “Covid – 19: How has it affected Brazilian indiginous tribes?”

3 Ways to Prevent Forest’s logging

Image Credits: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/amazon-rainforest By: Júlia Osório and Catarina Araujo Napkins, notebooks, office papers, toilet paper and pencils are all objects that humans use on a daily basis that contribute to the destruction and exploitation of forests.  Due to human action, more than 78% of the earth’s original forests have been degraded. Even though more thanContinue reading 3 Ways to Prevent Forest’s logging

The Subjective Idea of Intelligence

By: Maria Eduarda Marques and Thereza Castilho The traditional cycle of life goes from birth, into intense study, and finally results in a successful future depending on how hard you studied and your ability to perform in a situation of pressure, in a specific date and environment, called a test. Students are required to performContinue reading “The Subjective Idea of Intelligence”

Devastation in the Amazon Forest 

By: Catarina Araujo & Julia Osorio  Image Credit: https://noonecares.me/brazils-amazon-rainforest-is-burning-at-a-record-rate-and-the-devastation-can-be-seen-from-space/ Since the beginning of the year, the wood exploration and robbery in the indigenous park of xingu have significantly increased.  This year, the park marks its 60th year anniversary. The xingu community, gathers 16 different ethinicities, united by the similarity in their languages and principles. Hence,Continue reading Devastation in the Amazon Forest “

Interview With the Mind Behind Corvos: The New Upcoming Superhero Filmed in Campinas

Created by Giuliano Marini, Corvos is a series with the idea of a hero who brings justice to Brazil, and it should be featured on Brazilian television soon Pedro Pauleey facebook The series Corvos, created by interviewee Giuliano Marini, was made with the aim of having a hero who, as the writer and director ofContinue reading “Interview With the Mind Behind Corvos: The New Upcoming Superhero Filmed in Campinas”

Indianism Period in the Brazilian Literature 

Image credits: https://www.coladaweb.com/resumos/iracema-jose-alencar During the nineteenth century, various authors in Brazilian literature contributed to famous works that marked the elementary period of romance.  Indianism, “Indianismo ” in Portuguese, is a term that references this period when authors romanticized indigenous characters according to European values and virtues. Influenced by the illuminant ideas of Rousseau, Indianist authorsContinue reading “Indianism Period in the Brazilian Literature “