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First Nighter: Motown: The Musical Gives the Customers What They Came For

David Finkle | Posted 06.15.2013 | Arts
Read More: Michael Jackson, Mary Wells, The Four Tops, Charles G. LaPointe, The Commodores, Charles Randolph-Wright, Brandon Victor Dixon, Julius Thomas III, Charl Brown, Dreamgirls, Ariana DeBose, Florence Ballard, The Contours, "Motown: The Musical, " Suzanne De Passe, Motown Records, Bryan Terrell Clark, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Michael Lovesmith, David Goldsmith, The Memories of Motown, Copacabana, Motortown Revue, The Marvelettes, Andrea Dora, Edward Holland, Patricia Wilcox, Dick Scanlan, Brian Holland, Valisia LeKae, Dionne Figgins, Warren Adams, The Supremes, Jackie Wilson, " Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Ryan Shaw, Daniel J. Watts, The Magic, "To Be Loved: The Music, Berry Gordy Jr., Lamont Dozier, David Korins, Daniel Brodie, Eric LaJuan Summer, Jibreel Mawry, Diana Ross, Emilio Sosa, N'Kenge, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Hitsville U. S. A., Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Esosa, Arts News
David Finkle

Maybe Motown: The Musical would have been best off not as part reality-show Dreamgirls but as a straight-out Motortown Revue 2013, which it almost is anyway.

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WATCH: Helicopter Crashes Just Off Famous Beach

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 01.02.2013 | World
Read More: Copacabana Helicopter Crash, Video, Rio De Janeiro, Helicopter Crash Copacabana, Copacabana, Rio Helicopter Crash, Brazil Helicopter Crash, World News

Onlookers at Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach captured a frightening spectacle on video Saturday when a rescue helicopter crashed into the oce...

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It's Still Man-ly to Like Manilow, Especially on Barry's Birthday

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 08.17.2012 | Celebrity
Read More: Barry-Manilow, Barry Manilow, Barry Alan Pincus, Looks Like We Made It, Copacabana, Celebrity News
Joel Schwartzberg

Would I go to a Barry Manilow concert, sit amidst gaggles of screaming moms and their own mothers, waiting in anticipation for the opening whistles of "Can't Smile Without You" or the Chopin-inspired starting notes of "Could it Be Magic"? Of course. Really?

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What I Learned From Born to Run During 2-Mile Copacabana Swim

Steve Kettmann | Posted 06.04.2011 | Books
Read More: Born to Run, New York City Half Marathon, Swimming, Born to Run Book, The Wolverine, Berlin Marathon, X Men, Running, Christopher Mcdougall, Rio De Janeiro, Copacabana, Hugh Jackman, Brazil, Leme, Books News
Steve Kettmann

What is the absolute worst way to try swimming two-plus miles from one end of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro down to the other, actually making la...

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An Unusual Rio de Janeiro: From Favela Babies to Portinari

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Brazil, Rio Hiking, Resin, Brazilian Music, Sao Bento, Blue Parallel, Centro CUltural Banco Do Brasil, Carnival, Escher, Avenida Rio Branco, Carmen Miranda, Surf, Rio De Janeiro, War and Peace Panels, Don Joao VI, Joao Gilberto, Copacabana, Favelas, Parque Das Ruines, Samba, Portinari, Unape, Corcovado, Furtado, Chico Cesar, Marisa Monte, Santa Marta, Martinalia, Travel News
Karin Badt

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Rio De Janeiro Proposed As UNESCO World Heritage Site

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Brazil History, Brazil Travel, Unesco World Heritage, Christ the Redeemer, Unesco, Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Copacabana, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Brazilian government is proposing that UNESCO name the city of Rio de Janeiro a World Heritage site. The proposal was made by...

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The Constitutional Right for Hot Chicks to Party

Doug Lieblich | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: U.S. Court of Appeals, Roy Den Hollander, Copacabana, Hot Chicks, Ladies Night, Equal Protection, Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment, Comedy News
Doug Lieblich

Several days ago, the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the right for bars and nightclubs to enact "Ladies Night," a promotional ni...

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A Very Brazilian Elvis & Madona Appears on The Festival Circuit

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Lgbt, Elvis and Madona, Films, Gay Issues, Transvestite, Trannie, Rio De Janeiro-Brazil, Tranny, Copacabana, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Though promoted as a unique, fun comedy, Elvis & Madona has prompted controversial reaction from some members of the LGBT crowd. Here, its filmmaker Marcelo Lafitte responds.

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The Media's Role in Combating Unilateral Points of View

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue, Blogosphere, Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, Sinn Fein, Arab-American, Unesco, Multi-Media, United States, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Brazil, Shiite, Social Media, Critical Thinking, Cnn, Muslim, Rio De Janeiro, Gerry Adams, 3rd United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum, Copacabana, Irish, Lebanese, Ira, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

The following summarizes the author's comments at a round table this week to launch UNESCO's World Report "Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercu...

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Ten Extraordinary Things About Rio, Including a Man Called H

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: . Olympics, Poverty, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Pele, Travel, H Stern, Christ the Redeemer Statue, Copacabana, Favelas, Hans Stern, Rio, Macumba, Ipenema, Style News
Lea Lane

When in Rio, I sought a place where locals go, and for hours swayed to steady drumbeats. You need stamina and rhythm, but it's so dark and so mesmerizing that once I let go a bit, I got swept into it.

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Rio and the 2016 Summer Olympics: Reflections on Brazil and the Marvelous City

Chris McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Eduardo Paes, 2016 Olympics, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Rio Olympics, Brazil, Ioc, Rio De Janeiro, 2016 Summer Olympics, Pan-American Games, 2016 Olympics Bid, Copacabana, Lula, Chicago Olympics, World News
Chris McGowan

Brazilians would be far better off if its populace refused to tolerate the rogues' gallery that populates its government. But despite its social problems, the Rio Olympics may be the most entertaining Games ever.

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Starbucks Puts Sticker Shock on Coffee in Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Espresso, Leblon Mall, Ico, Expresso, Baristas, Cause Related Marketing, Social Responsibility, Cafe Pele, Juan-Valdez, Copacabana, Cumbia, Globalization, Fair-Trade, Coffee, Green Marketing, Mandelson, Ipanema, Colombia, Greenwashing, Illy, Schultz, Bogota, Greenmail, Starbucks, Sustainability, Porro, Business News
Eric Ehrmann

Rio -- Brazil's president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva got free coffee from President Obama at the White House Saturday. But back home he'll pay $20 f...

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How to Surf Life: Attorney Turned Surf Guru

Tim Ferriss | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Timothy Ferriss, How to Surf, Nexus Surf, Spirituality, Overworked, Overworked Professionals, Copacabana, Brazil, Healthy Living News
Tim Ferriss

It's not giving up to put your current path on indefinite pause. He could pick up his law career exactly where he left off if he wanted to, but that is the furthest thing from his mind.

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