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Author: Jack Nicas and Dado Galdieri

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How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President

Pepe Mujica, Uruguay’s spartan former president and plain-spoken philosopher, offers wisdom from a rich life as he battles cancer.

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The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

March 28, 2024Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Yukihiro Shimura has now become a baseball missionary.

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The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

March 28, 2024Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Hirioki Shimura has now become a baseball missionary.

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Brazil’s Carnival Only Starts When 12-Foot John Travolta Arrives

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on Brazil’s Carnival Only Starts When 12-Foot John Travolta Arrives

The Brazilian city of Olinda has become famous for its giant puppets during Carnival, including one made just after “Saturday Night Fever.”

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How to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy.

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on How to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy.

Followers of Afro-Brazilian religions have been displaced by New Year’s revelers. But they still find ways to make their offerings to the ocean.

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Pele’s 24-Hour Funeral Attracted More Than 200,000 Mourners

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on Pele’s 24-Hour Funeral Attracted More Than 200,000 Mourners

“This is no sacrifice,” said a man who had waited hours for a chance to attend Pelé’s 24-hour wake. Officials estimated 230,000 people filed through the stadium.

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Brazil, Land of the Thong, Embraces Its Heavier Self

February 27, 2022Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on Brazil, Land of the Thong, Embraces Its Heavier Self

A country known for beach bodies is confronting soaring obesity rates with new laws that enshrine protections for people who are overweight.

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Samba, Cachaça and Pickled Eggs: ‘Dirty Feet’ Bars Are ‘Essence of Rio’

December 3, 2021December 4, 2021Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on Samba, Cachaça and Pickled Eggs: ‘Dirty Feet’ Bars Are ‘Essence of Rio’

A cross between a dive bar and a greasy spoon, Rio de Janeiro’s beloved (and proudly filthy) hole-in-the wall joints are some of the most democratic spaces in a deeply unequal city.

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Trump’s Tariffs Drive a Rise in Trade Crime

May 27, 2025Ana Swanson and Lazaro Gamio

Wednesday Briefing: Chaos at a Gaza Aid Site

May 27, 2025Emmett Lindner

French Crypto Chiefs Step Up Security After Violent Kidnappings

May 27, 2025Aurelien Breeden, Catherine Porter and Liz Alderman

King Charles Warns Canada’s Parliament of a ‘Dangerous and Uncertain’ World

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025IAN AUSTEN

Congo’s Former President Returns Home, Accused of Treason

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025Ruth Maclean

Mediators Urge Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal as Israeli Offensive Looms

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025Aaron Boxerman

In a Medieval Greek Fortress, Residents Feud Over ‘Pharaonic’ Cable Car Plan

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025NIKI KITSANTONIS

Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025Clay Risen and Christopher F. Schuetze

How the Liverpool Parade Car Crash Unfolded

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025Michael D. Shear

How to Hide a 350-Foot Megayacht

May 27, 2025Alex Dziadosz
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