Ladislara
A blog as diverse as my life has been
Category: Odds & Ends
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Beneath the Curls of Your Hair
The translation of a song about exile, belonging and longing
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Going Down the Digital Memory Lane
Tracing back my online content creation back to 2006 – and finding a gem from 1996
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Save the Ugly
Being fast, strong or good at hiding are not the only qualities an animal needs to avoid extinction these days. In the Anthropocene Era, they also need to be cute.
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Floods in Brazil: a Tragedy on Repeat
Disasters like this one in Rio Grande do Sul have been common in Brazil since the 60s. Here’s what’s behind it
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The Craziest Day of My Life
How I won the lottery twice and had to escape a hospital at 3 am after a doctor told me I was about to die
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My Many-Boats Religion
I grew up in a multi-faith household. My mom is the typical Catholic who used to go to church every Sunday, and my dad is from a religion we call “Spiritism”. This is a relatively common religion in my state…
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Tales of Samba: The Poet’s Daughter
A free adaptation of the true story of the Brazilian composer Cartola and his adoptive daughter, Creusa
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The Comeback
Two decades after the closing of the last residential school, Natives from different backgrounds are aiming for post-secondary education
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The Laboring Children
The difference between a kid who sells lemonade down the street to buy a fancy toy and a boy who has to work so his parents can eat
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Interview: Galabin Boevski, An Olympic Champion in Jail
Reflections of my time interviewing a reluctant Olympic weightlifter in a São Paulo penitentiary
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