– (Cecília Andrade/) QUESTION Matheus Costa, Brasília, DF To make a dummy “talk”, the ventriloquist needs to move it in sync with his voice, emitted without moving his lips. Neuroscience explains how the spectator is deceived: when the sound and…
Easy there! Modern historians believe that most likely the fire was born by accident – and not caused by Nero. The only certainty is that there really was a devastating fire, which started between July 18 and 19 of the…
QUESTION Romario Oliveira, Salvador, BA 10. Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) CONSTRUCTION Pampulha Church (Photograph)UN Headquarters (New York) and Alvorada Palace (Brasília) He started as an intern for one of the great Brazilian architects, Lucio Costa, but ended up surpassing him in…
Because in the most widely spoken languages in this region of the world, such as Hindi, Persian and Kyrgyz, “-istan” means “place of residence” of a particular people or ethnic group. According to this principle, Kazakhstan, for example, means “territory…
A building lasts 50 to 100 years, but that time depends on how it is made, used and maintained. The structural part, usually made of reinforced concrete, keeps the building standing as long as it stands. But, if it wobbles……
A building lasts 50 to 100 years, but that time depends on how it is made, used and maintained. The structural part, usually made of reinforced concrete, keeps the building standing as long as it stands. But, if it wobbles……
It is a special edition of the book The Little Prince. As a matter of fact, the book is not small at all: it is 2 meters high and 1.54 meters wide. The famous story written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry…
»> Not only does it work, but it has already been done: the American plastic artist Norma Jeane took milk from six women, made cheese and exhibited the work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in the…
ILLUSTRATIONS: Aluísio Cervelle Santos The Zodiac Killer was a serial killer who terrorized California in the late 60’s and early 70’s. He killed 5 people (and left two others seriously injured) and his identity was never revealed. One of his…
1) JOHN LENNON Date of death: December 8, 1980 The beatle was executed with five shots outside his building in New York. John and the killer, Mark Chapman, had met hours earlier when Mark brought the Double Fantasy disc to…