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Ostentação: A Game of Power for Politicians and Funk Artists

By Nathan Bonnisseau • October 29, 2014

Ostentation: Pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. Art, it is said, is the mirror of society. Throughout history, music has reflected, illustrated and influenced social practices. […]

Researchers Reflect on the Big Picture: Rio’s Favelas in the Face of a Changing Planning Landscape

By Jessica Goodenough • August 18, 2014

Last weekend, Columbia University’s Studio X – Carioca Center of Design hosted Entremeios, a series of conferences about lifestyles and creative practices in the city, inviting speakers from the fields of design, architecture, urbanism, anthropology and other social […]