LIFE
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Brazil Street Carnival Ends with Foreign Voices Still Singing Loudly
On Rio’s last official carnival day, street blocos pulled in crowds again, including thousands of foreigners who danced imperfectly, sang…
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Brazilian and Chilean Women Bring Berlinale Stories That Won’t Sit Still
At the Berlinale, two Latin American filmmakers arrive with different tools and the same nerve. Brazil’s Grace Passô premieres her…
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Brazil Carnival Clowns Enter Hospital Halls and Shift the Atmosphere
In a public hospital in São Paulo's north zone, Carnival arrives with soft shoes and careful timing. A troupe of…
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Venezuelan Firefighter Turns Dominican Jet Set Tragedy Into Protocol Lessons Today
Nine years after fleeing Venezuela, firefighter Thony López became essential in Santo Domingo after the Jet Set nightclub collapse. His…
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Puerto Rican Song Tailor Tite Curet Turns Rain into Memory
A downpour in Old San Juan did not stop a centennial tribute to Catalino Tite Curet Alonso. At his grave,…
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Guatemalan Arjona Turns Madison Square Garden Into a Borderless Cabaret
Ricardo Arjona arrived in New York with sold-out shows and an old chorus that still stings. Onstage at Madison Square…
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Venezuelan Herrera Show Turns Women’s Art Power Into Wearable Politics
In a Meatpacking District room, the surprise was not a hemline but who wore it. Carolina Herrera's new fall-winter collection…
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Kalinda Ritual Puts Carnival’s Bloodline on Display
In Moruga, carnival's loudest story is not sequins or soca, but wood striking bone in a sacred ring. Stick fighting…
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Puerto Rican Halftime Heat Tests Who Gets Policed on TV
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime became a cultural flashpoint, then a regulatory threat. Republicans urged the FCC to fine or…
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Bolivian Alasita Miniatures Turn UNESCO Heritage Into Living Street Ritual
In Bolivia's Alasita fair, tiny houses, bills, and cars stand in for real hopes, inspiring viewers to feel hopeful and…
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