Bernardo Alcântara
@berrrnarrrdo.bsky.social
Master Student in International Relations at PUC Minas, 🇧🇷 - PwD - Posts mostly in PT.
Mestrando em Relações Internacionais na PUC Minas, 🇧🇷 - PcD.
Mestrando em Relações Internacionais na PUC Minas, 🇧🇷 - PcD.
Imagina trocar Carnaval no Rio por reuniões em Munique.
Latin America’s Munich No-Show Was a Big Mistake | Council on Foreign Relations
The crammed hallways of the Munich Security Conference thrummed this year with the usual suspects. And that highlights a problem for the nations of the Western Hemisphere. What began primarily as a tr...
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February 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Imagina trocar Carnaval no Rio por reuniões em Munique.
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The great Sérgio Mendes would have turned 85 today. 🎂
His song “Mas Que Nada” (1966) was the first US hit to be sung in Portuguese. “It opened a lot of doors for me,” he said, “It’s a great, haunting chant that is fun to play .., but I had no idea it would become such a special song.”
#RIP
His song “Mas Que Nada” (1966) was the first US hit to be sung in Portuguese. “It opened a lot of doors for me,” he said, “It’s a great, haunting chant that is fun to play .., but I had no idea it would become such a special song.”
#RIP
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The great Sérgio Mendes would have turned 85 today. 🎂
His song “Mas Que Nada” (1966) was the first US hit to be sung in Portuguese. “It opened a lot of doors for me,” he said, “It’s a great, haunting chant that is fun to play .., but I had no idea it would become such a special song.”
#RIP
His song “Mas Que Nada” (1966) was the first US hit to be sung in Portuguese. “It opened a lot of doors for me,” he said, “It’s a great, haunting chant that is fun to play .., but I had no idea it would become such a special song.”
#RIP
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“Pillars of international law designed to regulate collective security, discipline world trade and promote human rights are being undermined all at once,” argues Celso Amorim. “The erosion, once begun, is hard to reverse” econ.st/4benDjP
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
“Pillars of international law designed to regulate collective security, discipline world trade and promote human rights are being undermined all at once,” argues Celso Amorim. “The erosion, once begun, is hard to reverse” econ.st/4benDjP
Illustration: Dan Williams
Illustration: Dan Williams
Talvez o mundo acabe antes, mas me precavendo pelos próximos cinco anos.
January 20, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Talvez o mundo acabe antes, mas me precavendo pelos próximos cinco anos.
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And this is why, darlings, you should carefully screen and vet your award recipients in the first place.
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
And this is why, darlings, you should carefully screen and vet your award recipients in the first place.
O governo Zema conseguiu, enfim, desmontar um projeto de música de concerto no estado.
Após criticar salários, maestra da Orquestra Sinfônica de Minas é demitida
Única mulher a ter comandado a Sinfônica mineira em 50 anos de história, ela tinha dito que a orquestra é 'a mais mal paga deste país'
www.em.com.br
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
O governo Zema conseguiu, enfim, desmontar um projeto de música de concerto no estado.
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The Kennedy Center with no more operas but with the "premiere" of "Melania: The Movie" kind of says it all.
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The Kennedy Center with no more operas but with the "premiere" of "Melania: The Movie" kind of says it all.
🚨 (My First) Publication Alert! 😁
Delighted to share that our work was published on The Palgrave Handbook on Geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic.
In our chapter, we argue that Brazil and Russia share the same role identity as builders of a multipolar order, but have different approaches.
Delighted to share that our work was published on The Palgrave Handbook on Geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic.
In our chapter, we argue that Brazil and Russia share the same role identity as builders of a multipolar order, but have different approaches.
![Brazil–Russia Relations: Pursuing an International Order Based on Multiple Poles
[chapter] 49
Daniela Vieira Secches, Guilherme Stolle Paixão e Casarões, Bernardo Alcântara dos Anjos & Marinana Andrade e Barros
Contents
Brazil and Russia Relations: An Overview
Polarity and Great Power Status in International Politics: Comparing Brazilian and Russian Narratives on International Order
Polycentric Narratives in Motion: Russian and Brazilian Positions on Major International Events in the New Millennium
The Syrian Civil War (2011-2018)
The Annexation of Crimea (2014)
The 2022 Russia-Ukraine Crisis
Conclusion
Bibliographic References](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q3oocev6ehyhd6erphm66blk/bafkreih6vb75gi3snntpom5c3qzy2mh4pmmazfrjlnljk2rcp4v7ux3roy@jpeg)
January 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
🚨 (My First) Publication Alert! 😁
Delighted to share that our work was published on The Palgrave Handbook on Geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic.
In our chapter, we argue that Brazil and Russia share the same role identity as builders of a multipolar order, but have different approaches.
Delighted to share that our work was published on The Palgrave Handbook on Geopolitics of Brazil and the South Atlantic.
In our chapter, we argue that Brazil and Russia share the same role identity as builders of a multipolar order, but have different approaches.
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"Brazil categorically and firmly rejects the armed intervention in Venezuelan territory in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law"
"an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community"
"an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community"
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"Brazil categorically and firmly rejects the armed intervention in Venezuelan territory in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law"
"an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community"
"an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community"
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"We express our deep concern and rejection of the military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of international law ... enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations."
— Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain
— Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"We express our deep concern and rejection of the military actions carried out unilaterally on Venezuelan territory, which contravene fundamental principles of international law ... enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations."
— Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain
— Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Spain
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What happens when democracy dies in a global hegemon?
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
What happens when democracy dies in a global hegemon?
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We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
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At the heart of the effort to breed millions of mosquitoes, aiming to fight mosquito-borne illnesses in Brazil, is Luciano Moreira
He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48WX1kx
He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48WX1kx
This scientist is breeding billions of mosquitoes to fight disease in Brazil
Nature - Luciano Moreira is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
go.nature.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
At the heart of the effort to breed millions of mosquitoes, aiming to fight mosquito-borne illnesses in Brazil, is Luciano Moreira
He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48WX1kx
He is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025
go.nature.com/48WX1kx
"dad[t]a" ali, escondida nesse garrancho, me pegou muito.
🚨 Bolsonaro cancela entrevista com o Metrópoles via bilhete.
"Informo que não concederei entrevista nesta data por questão de saúde".
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📸 Sam Pancher/Metrópoles
"Informo que não concederei entrevista nesta data por questão de saúde".
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📸 Sam Pancher/Metrópoles
December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"dad[t]a" ali, escondida nesse garrancho, me pegou muito.
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This is sad on so many levels…
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is sad on so many levels…
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1738
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1738
Minha solidariedade a todas e todos que vão orientar a próxima leva de TCCs de análise de discurso/securitização da guerra às drogas.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
DEFENDING AMERICA FROM A CHEMICAL WEAPON: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor
www.whitehouse.gov
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Minha solidariedade a todas e todos que vão orientar a próxima leva de TCCs de análise de discurso/securitização da guerra às drogas.
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O Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR), do #Itamaraty, e a Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (FBN) assinaram nesta semana um protocolo de intenções para promover a literatura brasileira no exterior.
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
O Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR), do #Itamaraty, e a Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (FBN) assinaram nesta semana um protocolo de intenções para promover a literatura brasileira no exterior.
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"Art history gives you tools to interpret the visual world and makes you more of a critical viewer of political messages, advertising and a barrage of social media images. It’s dangerous if you can’t examine these things critically".
apollo-magazine.com/art-history-...
apollo-magazine.com/art-history-...
Art history is too important to be the preserve of the privileged
The subject is endangered at A level just as it couldn’t be more essential or universal. Helen Barrett makes the case for its survival in British schools
apollo-magazine.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"Art history gives you tools to interpret the visual world and makes you more of a critical viewer of political messages, advertising and a barrage of social media images. It’s dangerous if you can’t examine these things critically".
apollo-magazine.com/art-history-...
apollo-magazine.com/art-history-...
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O casuísmo mais uma vez pautando política de segurança.
🇧🇷 AGORA: Deputado Paulinho da Força divulga a íntegra do texto do PL da Dosimetria.
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
O casuísmo mais uma vez pautando política de segurança.
