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Games · 2 min
A little monkey takes on a gold-mining duke in Toada Brava, Brazil's new RPG
Every hero fights with a musical instrument, and under the cute surface runs a story of colonization. Whether it gets finished now depends on a crowdfunding campaign.

Business · Scenes · 2 min
China knew Brazil through City of God. Now it wants to co-produce
A new bilateral deal treats shared films as national works in both countries. The first projects show what China wants from Brazil: its sound.
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- 02BusinessChina knew Brazil through City of God. Now it wants to co-produce
- 03MusicFavela bass gets a public stage in Miami while Brazil's bailes stay under police pressure
- 04Music16 of Portugal's top 50 songs on Spotify are Brazilian, and sertanejo is now in the mix
- 05ScenesMilton Nascimento, painted by a muralist from the town where he grew up
- 06MusicFunk travels the world on Brazilian voices that foreign producers sometimes can't name
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