Summary: Brooklyn based artist Vik Muniz grew up poor in Brazil. This film follows him as he returns to Rio de Janeiro, specifically to Jardim Gramacho, or "Garbage Garden." The world's largest landfill, it receives 7,000 tons daily, an astonishing 70% of all Rio's garbage. "We are not pickers of garbage; we are pickers of recyclable materials," says Tião, a catadore, or trash picker who thinks of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Almega Projects 2011
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2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WASBryan, Ali
Summary: "In the near future, a group of girls survive by their own wits and follow the laws of the Manual on the Hill, a reclaimed garbage dump they call home. The cardinal rule? Men and boys spell danger. After a Departure Ceremony releases the eleven oldest girls back to the Mainland, Wren becomes their new leader, and she's desperate to do a good job.So when one of the girls goes missing only a few...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BRYRoy, Saumya
Summary: All of Mumbai's memories and possessions come to die at the Deonar garbage mountains at the city's outskirts. In this graveyard of castaway belongings, among the vast, teetering piles of discarded items--medical waste, rotten food, old clothes, broken glass, and twisted metal--lives a small, forgotten community of ragpickers. In this sweeping narrative, Saumya Roy follows the life of Farzana, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra House, a division of Astra Publishing House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.728 ROYContents: [v. 1.] Folk & traditional = Folclórico e tradicional. Ella diz que tem (Carmen Miranda ; Banda Da Lua) (2:41) -- Deixa esta mulher sofrer (Ary Barrosa ; Com Fon-Fon e sua orchestra) (2;52) -- Yao (Orquestra Brasiĺia) (3:38) -- Fica mais um pouco, amor (Adoniran Barbosa) (3:44) -- Candomblé : 1976 (various artists) (3:14) -- Okolofé (Wilson Moreira) (4:13) -- Gente que vem de Lisboa/Peixinhos...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Jackel Entertainment 1995
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN BRASummary: Features Brazilian musician Joao Gilberto's first three albums. Joao Gilberto is one of the pioneers of the bossa nova musical genre, yet he has avoided the limelight for fifty years. Here, listerners can experience Gilberto's earliest music, which chronicles the beginnings of bossa nova.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN GILSummary: Brazil is known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture. However, in recent years, the country has developed more of a reputation for corrupt politicians, kidnapping, and plastic surgery. Artfully connects these seemingly disparate elements and conducts a dazzling, yet harrowing, examination of the tragic domino effect that has reshaped the face of the country and created an entire...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: City Lights Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANContents: Disc one, Bossa Nova Brasilia. Desafinado / A.C. Jobim, Newton Mendonca (Joao Gilberto) (2:00) -- Dindi / A.C. Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira (Sylvia Telles) (2:36) -- One Note Samba / A.C. Jobim, Newton Mendonca (Antonio Carlos Jobim) (3:20) -- Chega De Saudade / A.C. Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes (Elizete Cardoso) (3:29) -- A Felicidade / A.C. Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes (Agostinho Dos Santos) (2:47)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN BOSEarle, Shannon
Summary: "When an oil-covered penguin washes up in Brazil, Seu João saves its life. The man and penguin become friends, and the penguin won't return to the wild."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.47 EARContents: En conversa en conversa / Lucio Alves ; Llaroldo Barbosa (Joao Gilberto) (2:20) -- Correnteza / Antonio Adolfo ; Tibertio Gaspar (Tamba No. 4) (3:40) -- Mañana de carnaval / Luis Bonfá (Trio Orfeo Negro) (3:07) -- Astronauta / samba do pregunta (Joao Gilberto) (2:17) -- Lenga-lenga / Laorcio de Freitao (Tamba No. 4) (2:50) -- Baiao / Luis Gonzaga (Octavio Henrique, Mr. Bossa Nova) (2:51) --...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Orfeon 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LATIN BRAAllende, Isabel.
Summary: When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rayo 2002
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH ALLJobim, Antonio Carlos
Contents: She's a carioca -- Aqua de beber -- Surfboard -- Useless landscape -- So' tinha de ser com você -- A felicidade -- Bonita -- Favela -- Valsa de Pôrto das Caixas -- Samba do aviao -- Por toda a minha vida -- Dindi.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1965
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1 available in LP Phonograph Record, Call number: VINYL LATIN JOBAnaza, Kathleen
Summary: Lonely Planet's Brazil is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at Iguacu Falls, take a jungle trip, and frolick in the waves at Ipanema Beach; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Brazil and begin your journey now!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Getz, Stan
Contents: Sambalero / composed by Luiz Bonfá -- So dance samba / composed and arr. by Antonio Carlos Jobim -- Insensatez / composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes ; arr. by Jobim -- O morro nao tem vez / composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes ; arr. by Jobim -- Samba de duas notas = Two note samba / composed & arr. by Luiz Bonfá -- Menina flor / composed by Luiz Bonfá & Maria...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Verve 1963
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ GETRichard, Christopher
Summary: "Readers take a tour through Brazil in this comprehensive look at its geography, history, and culture. As readers explore main text that has been meticulously updated to highlight current events, they also find stunning photographs of Brazil's natural beauty and vibrant way of life. Featuring fact boxes that highlight essential words and phrases to know when traveling to this South American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 981 RICSummary: When a young boy witnesses his mother's accidental death, a lonely, retired school-teacher reluctantly takes the child under her wing. They then embark on a trip to find his father whom he has never met.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1999
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CENSummary: Documents how former drug-trafficker, Anderson Sá and the Grupo Cultural AfroReggae are working to unite a Rio slum, or favela, against a violent drug industry and police oppression.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FAVMillard, Candice.
Summary: The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.1 MilCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival MillardBarbassa, Juliana
Summary: Rio de Janeiro is a city of extremes: from Carnaval's hedonistic delights, to the poverty of the favelas, to the softly seductive samba beat. But there's a dark side to this beautiful city: for years, Rio was ravaged by inflation, drug wars, and crooked leaders, and the legacy of decades of corruption can be seen in the very real struggles the city faces today. Now, Rio is ready to remake...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981 BARCampbell, David G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981 CAMHoelzel, Philip
Summary: "Sebastião adored exploring the paradise of his parents' farm in the Mata Atlântica forest of Brazil. From atop a hill, he would look at the world from a new perspective and dream of what might lie beyond his view. Then, when he went away to school, Sebastião met Lélia, who showed him how to use a camera for the very first time. When Sebastião looked through the camera, he realized he could use...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Discover Brazil through the eyes of its people and explore the surrounding beaches, jungles, and landscaping mountains that make this land so vibrant. A country built on belief, unlike any other, where tradition and transformation live together.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BRABranco, Sandra
Summary: For many people, Brazil conjures up images of football, Carnaval, and fine coffee, but it's much more than beaches and bossa nova. If we had to choose one word to describe the country, it would probably be diversity. The variety of lifestyles, ethnic groups, landscapes, and climates Brazil encompasses is quite simply enormous. This guide provides you with a comprehensive introduction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Araújo, Heriberto
Summary: "In the tradition of Killers of the Flower Moon, a haunting murder-mystery revealing the human story behind one of the most devastating crimes of our time: the ruthless destruction of the Amazon rainforest-and anyone who stands in the way"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023