How to Be Cultured Menu Film INDIA Selected by Mira Nair, 68, the director of ‘Mississippi Masala’ (1991) and ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2001). A scene from Satyajit Ray’s “Jalsaghar” (“The Music Room,” 1958). The Criterion Collection ‘Jalsaghar’ (‘The Music Room,’ 1958), directed by Satyajit Ray In this Bengali drama, an aging aristocrat clings to memories of … Read more
Famed footballer Jorginho Frello is clearing up what he now knows was a “misunderstanding” after he called out pop star Chappell Roan over a security incident that left his 11-year-old daughter in tears. The soccer star took to social media last month to lambast the “Pink Pony Club” singer while alleging that a member of … Read more
A Brazilian soccer star accused pop singer Chappell Roan of bringing his 11-year-old daughter to “tears” after the diva’s security ridiculed and berated the child at a Sao Paul hotel Saturday. Jorginho slammed the “Pink Pony Club” crooner in a lengthy Instagram post, claiming she sent her security guard after his daughter for supposedly harassing … Read more
A plant used in Brazilian medicine has scientific potential to help people with arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Researchers tested Joseph’s Coat (Alternanthera littoralis) in lab studies and found it reduced swelling, protected joint tissue, and appeared safe at the doses used. Joseph’s Coat grows naturally along Brazil’s coast. Local communities have traditionally used it to … Read more
SÃO PAULO (AP) — More than 1.4 million São Paulo residents had no electricity on Thursday after strong winds caused several trees to collapse onto the Brazilian metropolis’ grid the day before. Local authorities said there were no injuries, but almost 400 flights were canceled. People line up at Congonhas Airport after many flights were disrupted due … Read more
Former Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is not afraid to show off her confidence and style. In a Nov. 21 Instagram post, the 38-year-old model shared photos from her recent vacation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the caption, “Rio you stole my heart! ❤️.” Many of the photos show Huntington-Whiteley in a white one-piece swimsuit with … Read more
A Brazilian nutritionist and bodybuilder influencer has died after plunging from her apartment building roof, cops said. Diana Arêas, 39, was found dead in the common area of her complex in Campos, north of Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday, local outlet J3News reported. The influencer, who boasted 200,000 followers on Instagram, was hospitalized earlier in the … Read more
Prince William and Gisele Bündchen are uniting for a good cause. The supermodel, 45, and Prince of Wales, 43, are joining forces on the Earthshot Prize council. Prince William first created The Earthshot Prize in 2020, which highlights innovative ideas addressing the planet’s biggest issues. Prince William attends the launch of the Global Humanitarian Memorial. AP … Read more
Things are looking up for this unconventional couple. Despite the height gap haters, a 6-foot-9-inch woman who married a 5-foot-4-inch man has vowed to look past their difference of views — literally. Elisany da Cruz Silva was born with gigantism, a very rare medical condition where excess growth hormones (GH) are produced due to a … Read more
She’s too hot to hire. A brunette bombshell has been left bereft after interviewing for 50 jobs and failing to find gainful employment. Alê Gaúcha, 21, has been pounding the pavement looking for a role as a nanny after finishing up a childcare course three years ago — but she says she’s realized that her … Read more
Taylor Swift’s first appearance this season as the fiancée of the guy on the Chiefs isn’t happening Friday night. Fresh off her engagement to star Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, the 14-time Grammy winner appeared to skip the team’s season opener against the Chargers in Brazil. TMZ confirmed that the pop mega star is not … Read more
From full sleeve to clean slate: Brazil’s onetime most-tattooed man is erasing his past, one laser pulse at a time. Leandro de Souza, a 36-year-old photographer from Bagé in Brazil’s southernmost state, spent two decades turning himself into a walking canvas. The Brazilian had more than 170 inkings covering about 95% of his body, a … Read more
Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That changed after she began attending a capoeira class in downtown Rio de Janeiro especially designed for people with the neurodegenerative illness. Capoeira is a movement practice that originated … Read more
‘Til death do us part. A bride who arrived at her own wedding in a hearse has revealed the reason she was chauffeured to the church in the unorthodox vehicle. Daniela Signor, 33, sparked social media chatter with the morbid stunt when she wed her partner Apollo Scariot, 31, earlier this month near Sao Paulo, … Read more
SAO PAULO — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the lifelike dolls into legislatures. Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn” dolls, creating videos that have gone viral. … Read more
Lady Gaga’s record-breaking concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday was targeted by deranged “Little Monsters” fans, who planned to attack with IEDs and Molotov cocktails, Brazilian police revealed. The plotters were organizing coordinated bombings, and recruited young Gaga fans to carry out carnage at the event, which drew 2.1 million people to the world-famous … Read more
Adele has been accused of plagiarizing on her 2015 song “Million Years Ago.” In an injunction filed Friday in Rio de Janeiro’s sixth commercial court, Brazilian judge Victor Torres ordered that the track off Adele’s “25” album must be banned nationwide from streaming services and other global platforms, according to the Agence France Presse. The … Read more
It was April 7, 2004, and Nacoça Pio was one of the first to learn of the bloodbath. A leader of the Cinta-Larga — an indigenous tribe who for centuries lived in isolation in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil — Pio knew that tensions were high between his people and the white diamond prospectors who … Read more
Next stop, the Spud State? National Geographic has published its annual list of “Best of the World” travel destinations for 2025 — and it’ll have you jetting everywhere from obscure Indonesian islands to less exotic locales, like Idaho. The picks reflect what the publication said is a hunger for more obscure destinations over the usual tourist … Read more
A couple wanting to name their baby after an ancient king had the name rejected by a Brazilian court over fears their son would be bullied. Catarina and Danillo Prímola, from the city of Belo Horizonte, wanted to name their newborn son Piyé after the first black Egyptian pharaoh, who laid the foundations for the … Read more