The origin of the term “carnival blocks” is not very clear, but there are some theories about how it came about. One of the theories is that the term “bloco” refers to a group of people who come together to parade together during carnival. This group would be like a “block” of people walking together, and that is where the term came from.
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The Chinese technology giant, Tencent, announced on Friday (17) that it will put aside the development of virtual reality hardware. The information, confirmed by Reuters, throws cold water on metaverse enthusiasts around the world, who perceive yet another consolidated company in the sector abandoning, at least for now, metaverse tools.
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In Mexico, the police already have their own metaverse to train their agents. The Secretaria of Mexico City Security announced on Thursday (16) the virtual environment that promeimprove your action tactics and correct failures of the Mexican police. This is the first initiative in Latin America that brings security forces into the virtual reality environment.
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Rio de Janeiro's carnival can be considered the biggest party of its kind in the world, according to ChapGPT. The samba school parades, the beauty and creativity of the costumes and floats, the history and tradition of the party in the Marvelous City were highlighted by AI to rank Rio in first place. Other carnivals appear next: São Paulo, Barranquilla (Colombia), Salvador, Notting Hill in London (United Kingdom) and Cologne (Germany) are the “top 5” mentioned in the text. Check out!
The Sandbox, one of the most popular metaverses today, announced on Thursday (16) another partnership to try to attract animation fans into the environment. Now the platform has announced the arrival of Toei Animation and Minto Inc into the virtual environment. The Japanese studio is known worldwide for producing 'Dragon Ball' and 'One Piece', popular cartoons around the world.
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Although artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced significantly in recent years and is being used in several areas, including the production of journalistic content, it is believed that it will not completely replace the work of journalists.
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