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81) Pelé
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A biography of Brazilian soccer player Pelé, or Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who has the reputation as the greatest soccer player of all time and is the only person to win three World Cup trophies.
82) Rio 2
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Jewel, Blu, and their three kids are leaving their domesticated life in that magical city for a journey to the Amazon. They encounter a menagerie of characters that are born to be wild. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.
83) Maiden's tower
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There are desires that not even torture or imprisonment can restrain, freedom and justice. Former president Dilma Rousseff and her former cellmates tell the remarkable story of their time together in Tiradentes Prison in the 70’s. The MAIDEN'S TOWER was the name used to refer to the female cells of the prison. The film recreates the cells and space where they were incarcerated. Forty-five years after the Brazilian dictatorship of the 80s, the women...
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"In Wherever the river runs, Kelly Minter invites us on a journey down a river teeming with piranhas and caimans, as well as machete-wielding mothers, heroic jungle pastors, faith-filled children, and miracles too seldom experienced in our part of the world. Kelly's honest and engaging narrative pulls back the curtain on one of the most captivating places on earth as well as on parts of the gospel we may be able to recite but have never fully believed....
86) Pelé
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In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Pele, Brazil's all-time King of Football. With a sock full of rags for a ball, Pele honed his skills in a poor neighbourhood in Brazil. He believed that, one day, he would lead his country to World Cup victory - and he was right! With Pele and his super skills on the team, Brazil lifted the trophy three times. Today, he is widely regarded as the greatest...
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"Nature gives us everything for free," says a Yanomami chief - "all that nature asks in return is that we protect it." In Children of the Land, Brazilian Indian leaders discuss their careful and sustainable use of the land. The forest provides indigenous people with food, medicine and supplies, and they know that they have to preserve these for future generations. This is reflected in their sustainable lifestyle; the Ashaninka calendar, for example,...
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The original 'green' city. A convenient truth: urban solutions from Curitiba, Brazil is an informative, inspirational documentary aimed at sharing ideas to provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective changes in cities worldwide. The documentary focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the...
89) Vector
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"The Amazon rain forest spawns a new terror that will bring the world to its knees in this new Joe Rush bio-thriller. Joe Rush is at an Amazon gold rush to study new forms of malaria when his best friend and partner, Eddie Nakamura, disappears. When learning that many of the sick miners have also vanished, Rush begins a search for Eddie that takes him into the heart of darkness. Where he must battle for his life, and where he discovers a secret that...
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"A picture book that tells the important story of Chico Mendes, who led the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest and demand fair treatment for the people whose livelihoods depended on it. Chico Mendes lived in the depths of the Amazon rainforest where trees grew tall and strong and wildlife roamed freely. From the age of 8, Chico worked with his father collecting sap from trees that could be sold to make rubber. Rubber tappers were very poor and...
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"A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it over fifty years ago from his youthful passion, handsome Cícero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil where the demands of manual labor thwarted his becoming literate, Raimundo has long been unable to read. As young men, he and Cícero fell in love, only to have Raimundo's father brutally beat his son when he discovered their affair. Even after Raimundo succeeds in making a...
93) Denying Brazil
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A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps. " Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyzes race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Black people's identity-forming processes.
94) Jaguar
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Jacob Lansa volume 2
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While accompanying his father on an expedition up the Amazon River to a jaguar preserve in Brazil, fourteen-year-old Jacob must contend with dangerous animals and fortune hunters.
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Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro. But there is more to Simone than the nineteen medals -- fourteen of them gold -- and the Olympic successes. Through years of hard work and determination, she...
96) Bisa's Carnaval
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In the city of Olinda, Brazil, Clara is looking forward to the Carnaval street parade, with the colorful, fantastic costumes that her great-grandmother makes for the family--but her Bisa is too old to follow the parade, so Clara decides to bring the parade to her.
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Había una vez una prostituta llamada María... Como un cuento de hadas contado para adultos, así comienza la novela que conmovió al mundo.Me costó mucho aprender que el encuentro carnal de dos cuerpos es más que una simple respuesta a estímulos físicos o al instinto de perpetuación de la especie. En verdad, lleva consigo toda la carga cultural del hombre y de la humanidad. Once minutos no pretende ser un manual o un tratado sobre el hombre...
100) Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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With its roots in early 20th century, the Japanese art of Kodokan judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is noted for its submission grappling and ground fighting techniques. This book will give readers a different perspective of a sport that is often portrayed as brutal and violent in popular culture. Contrarily, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can be used for self-defense, exercise, and personal growth. This title provides step-by-step instructions with photo images of...
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