YARD Festival will return to Azeitão, Portugal, from 21-24 May 2026, expanding to four days for the first time and unveiling its full lineup alongside collaborative art installations with Burning Man camps Favela and Tierra Bomba.
Marcelo's first Selecao appearance came in a friendly against Wales that was played at White Hart Lane in September 2006. A 25-yard strike from Marcelo just after the hour mark put Brazil on their way that evening.
The Bandera Cimarrona, a flag conceived at the first edition of the International Summit of Afro-descendants in Puerto Rico in 2022, stands as a symbol of the resistance, the pursuit of freedom, and the strength of Afro-descendants on the island and throughout the Americas.
The new design features a streaked old royal' blue pattern on a black base, but leaves much of the central area beneath the badge plain. Neon yellow highlights adorn the shoulders, matching the badge, whilst there are teal tinges in the side panels. A little Vai Brasa' (Go, Brazil) logo on the inside of the collar is a nice touch.
Grace Cathedral's annual fundraising gala Carnivale, this year entitled "Noite de Carnaval: A Celebration of Joy," took place on the evening of February 13, 2026. The event was inspired by Brazil's Carnival, which began on the same evening in cities such as Rio de Janeiro.
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade (or were too young for the glory days of Vine), there's a very good chance you've encountered the ridiculous humor of Nick Colletti. From immortal one-liners like suh dude and what the fuck is up, Kyle to Real Bros of Simi Valley fame, Colletti has perfected a very specific comedic lane: laid-back, slightly cringe, and infinitely meme-able.
A parade float praising Brazil's president Lula strode through Rio's Sambadrome, drawing contreversy and triggering lawsuits. A carnival float in Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parade was the center of a controversy over Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his upcoming bid for reelection. Critics of the president accused him of improperly using the nation's high-profile Carnaval celebrations for political campaigning.
Raw sewage and solid waste flow into the bay from surrounding cities, home to more than 8 million people. Cargo ships and oil platforms chug in and out of commercial ports, while dozens of abandoned vessels lie rotting in the water. But at the head of the bay, between the cities of Itaborai and Mage, the environment feels different. The air is purer, the waters are empty but for small fishing canoes, and flocks of birds soar overhead.
An agreement signed last Friday by the defense ministers of Germany and Ukraine will allow the German military, Bundeswehr, to benefit from the expertise of military instructors from Ukraine. "The plan is to incorporate the experience of Ukrainian soldiers into army training, particularly at the army's troop schools," a Bundeswehr spokesman told the dpa news agency, without providing details. Germany is responding to the significant changes that have occurred on the battlefield in Ukraine since Russia attacked almost four years ago.
Concéntrico is an urban innovation laboratory that invites reflection on the city through architecture and design. Since 2015, it has carried out more than 180 interventions in Logroño, Spain. The new 2025/2026 season of the festival expands on this experimental spirit with three international calls for proposals that bring the ideas in the book Concéntrico: Laboratorio de Innovación Urbana (Park Books, 2025) into action.
Join us for the 28th Annual Mexica New Year, March 13-15, 2026 for a weekend filled with Native traditional dancers, a sunrise ceremony, arts & crafts market and delicious food. Our gathering brings together over 500 Aztec Dancers from throughout the US and Mexico, 7 Northern California Native tribes including our local Muwekma Ohlone tribe of the SF Bay Area and other Native tribes from the US and Mexico.