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Brazil, Culture, History, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes

How To Postpone The End Of The World | Dia do Indio | Art of Saudade

Relax. This title is a provocation, says the author Ailton Krenak, activist of the socio-environmental and indigenous rights movement in Brazil. We’re not so doomed, yet. There is still a chance to reconnect with Nature. Today is the Dia do Indio (Indian Day) in Brazil and it’s a perfect occasion to remember the truth about nature told by the wise Indigenous communities. “I don’t understand … Continue reading How To Postpone The End Of The World | Dia do Indio | Art of Saudade

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Culture, History, Literature, Quotes

Remembering as an act of courage | Eduardo Galeano’s memory of the open veins of Latin America | Art of Saudade

The Uruguayan thinker, dreamer, and truth-teller Eduardo Galeano died on this day in 2015, aged 74. Inspired by the Cuban revolution, Galeano spent his lifetime serving and glorifying his beloved Latin America. Who was Eduardo Galeano? “I’m a writer,” he said, “obsessed with remembering, with remembering the past of America and above all that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to amnesia.” Galeano had for … Continue reading Remembering as an act of courage | Eduardo Galeano’s memory of the open veins of Latin America | Art of Saudade

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Travel

24 Hours In Strasbourg | A Visual Guide | Art of Saudade

A 24-hour trip to a new city may sound like nonsense but, from my personal experience, it’s the kind of journey that I enjoy the most. Why?Because you know that your time is limited and interestingly enough, we humans only seem to cherish the moment when we know that it won’t last forever. Strasbourg is one of those cities that look straight out of a … Continue reading 24 Hours In Strasbourg | A Visual Guide | Art of Saudade

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Literature, Quotes

Meet The Woman Who Inspired The Little Prince’s Beloved Rose | Art of Saudade

Who Was Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry? Consuelo Consuelo chérie,Dépêchez-vous de revenir…(Consuelo Consuelo darling, hurry back home…) – Excerpt from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s letter to his wife Consuelo The Rose in The Little Prince is self-obsessed, vain, and naïve… yet she is the only rose worthy of the Little Prince’s love. So was Consuelo to Antoine. She had the bad habit of not replying to his letters. … Continue reading Meet The Woman Who Inspired The Little Prince’s Beloved Rose | Art of Saudade

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Life lessons, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes

A World Full Of Baobab Trees And Roses | The Little Prince 79 Years Later | Art of Saudade

What book would you bring if you were stranded on a desert island? I don’t have to think twice. I’d definitely take a tale under 100 pages that will make me travel the universe and remind me of the essence of human nature. The Little Prince. Hey, that’s a simple children’s book, you might say. And it’s overrated. Hmm, are you sure that a book … Continue reading A World Full Of Baobab Trees And Roses | The Little Prince 79 Years Later | Art of Saudade

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Culture, Learning, Philosophy

Learning to love… the hard way | 122 Years of Erich Fromm | Art of Saudade

March 23, 1900: a boy is born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Frankfurt, Germany. 22 years later and a few years before the Nazi ideology started to rise in Germany, he completed his Ph.D. with a dissertation named “On Jewish Law”. If your teachers are Alfred Weber (brother of the famous sociologist Max Weber), the philosophers Karl Jaspers and Heinrich Rickert, there’s no doubt … Continue reading Learning to love… the hard way | 122 Years of Erich Fromm | Art of Saudade

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History

From the Balkans to Western Europe: two almost forgotten gnostic movements | Art of Saudade

Exploring medieval secrets mood activated? Nearly ten centuries ago, in the Byzantine Empire, there was a gnostic movement called Bogomilism that owed its name to the spiritual leader Bogomil (from the Slavic word ‘Bog’ which stands for God and ‘mil’ which means dear). You got it! The Bogomils were dear to God, perhaps too dear to fit into the shadowy medieval times. As you can … Continue reading From the Balkans to Western Europe: two almost forgotten gnostic movements | Art of Saudade

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Culture, Happiness

HOLI – The Festival of Spring and Colors | Art of Saudade

The colorless days of winter are slowly melting away (at least in the northern hemisphere). Holi, one of the most popular and oldest Hindu festivals, welcomes the arrival of Spring as the triumph of good over evil, hope over deception and joy over despair. Celebrating Holi Every year, starting on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon Day), people in India (but not only) celebrate … Continue reading HOLI – The Festival of Spring and Colors | Art of Saudade

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Culture, Education, Learning

Learn Absolutely Anything With Mind Mapping | Art of Saudade

Have you ever struggled with learning unfamiliar concepts or ideas?  Have you ever thought there was something wrong with your memory just because you couldn’t retain a simple phrase? Maybe we shouldn’t blame our minds, but the way we were taught to learn. Traditionally, we are used to taking notes in a linear style, creating long texts which are difficult to read and are mentally … Continue reading Learn Absolutely Anything With Mind Mapping | Art of Saudade

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Brazil, Life lessons, Literature, Quotes

From a Ukrainian Refugee to a Brazilian Writer: Clarice Lispector | Art of Saudade

1920. The Jewish-Ukrainian family Lispector welcomed their third baby, a healthy baby girl that they decided to name Chaya, the Hebrew word for ‘Life’. Little did they know that this little girl was going to become one of the greatest writers on the other side of the world. 1922. Clarice is a little more than a year old when their parents decide to leave. Where? … Continue reading From a Ukrainian Refugee to a Brazilian Writer: Clarice Lispector | Art of Saudade

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