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Inspiration

For Inspiration: “A Volta” by Trio Mocotó

The singer, instrumentalist, and arranger Marco Antonio Gonçalves dos Santos died recently at the age of 68.

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Inspiration Readings

For Inspiration: “Pelé: Classic Player”

Pelé dies at 82. The Athlete of the Century had been hospitalized since November 29 at the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo.

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Inspiration Readings

For Inspiration: “Baby” with Gal Costa

Gal Costa, one of the greatest singers in Brazil, dies at the age of 77

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Consumer Behavior Economics Trend Watching

Education in Brazil: Distance learning grows 474% in a decade

The number of entrants in higher undergraduate courses through distance education (EaD) increased by 474% compared to 23.4% decrease in face-to-face courses.

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Economics Trend Watching

Economy in Brazil: Lula elected President

Brazilians voted out their far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro, after a single term and replaced him with former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Consumer Behavior Economics Trend Watching

Economy in Brazil: inflation wipes the gains of “Plano Real”

The price shock that brought inflation in the highest mark in 28 years caused an abrupt loss of achievements of Brazilians since the Real Plan.

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Inspiration

For Inspiration: “Perfeição”

So, it’s been 25 years without Renato Russo. Most of my Brazilian friends have a love/hate relationship with Legião Urbana. But I guess we would all agree on one thing: some of the sentiments he put down on paper are as relevant today as they were 25 years ago. For example: “Perfeição”

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Information Technology Trend Watching

Internet in Brazil: 70% of population is connected

According to ICT Households survey, 126.9 million people used the Internet in Brazil regularly in 2018. Half of the rural population and classes D and E now have access to the internet.

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Design Software

Watch “Creating and developing at a distance” with Luciana Terceiro

What are the ways to guarantee the best user experience when you are not meeting in person with other team members? In this talk at IxDA’s Interaction’18, Luciana Terceiro shares her learnings on the problems and solutions on remote collaboration and shows how to keep to an effective, productive and asynchronous way of work […]

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Inspiration

For Inspiration: “Constelação Carinhoca” by Mundo Livre S/A

Founded in 1984 and confined for nearly ten years in the garages on the periphery of Recife band led by Fred Zeroquatro proposed in the 90s – along with the late Chico Science – the universal and update the northeastern music. ‘s Sound World Free S / A has since reprocessing samba with new wave […]